Antoine Basler, Dominique Bettenfeld, Monica Bellucci

The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. Th...( read more  read more... )e hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

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R, 103 min.

Directed by: Jan Kounen

Release Date: June 18, 1997

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  • June 6, 2008
    Kinda cool French action movie. Saw it the first time back in 97, thought then that it was perfect! Now 11 years later it turned out to be an average action flick.
  • May 9, 2007
    Dobermann is one of the best 'live action comic books' ever made, IMO. The characters, the cinematography, the dialogue and the violence all have the comic book 'feel' - ultra-stylised and larger than life, and full of very black humour.

    The movie is basically a heist movie, ...( read more)with Dobermann himself (Vince Cassell) and his band of unlikely partners plotting a robbery, and pulling it off... but getting bad-ass cop Cristini (Tcheky Karyo) on their tale for their troubles.

    The movie is exceptionally well done - clearly a lot of love went into it from director Jan Kounen and from the cast. Some of the camera work is utterly unique and stunning, and the performances all round are excellent. Tcheky Karyo is particularly memorable - his role in KISS OF THE DRAGON was basically his DOBERMANN character watered down to about 1%. Dobermann himself is perhaps the least well developed character, remaining pretty detached and enigmatic throughout.

    There's lots of sharp dialogue and bits of absurdity that will obviously draw comparisons to Tarantino. This all leads to some action setpieces that are very very nicely done, including a stunning and extended climax.

    This is the 3rd time I've watched the movie, and I enjoy it more each time. Watched it at work last night with a pretty large group, and couldn't help wondering if it was a movie that showed cultural differences between the US and Europe. The Europeans & even a Canadian in the room were sat grinning from ear to ear from start to finish, all loving it... but the Americans in the room just didn't seem to 'get it' at all. They all seemed to be taking it much too seriously, and struggling terribly with the idea of an "anti-hero". The fact that Dobermann has killed an innocent man before he speaks his first line of dialogue seemed to give them trouble. Perhaps this is a European thing, along with the black humour. The difference in response between the Americans and the rest really was noticable.

    But, perhaps it's just a coincidence - and some people from any country are always going to miss the point on these things. If you like your heroes dirty, your characters about 3 times larger than life, your camera restless, your dialogue cynical and vicious and your violence explosive... then Dobermann is a wonderful movie you should definitely track down.
  • March 6, 2007
    Daft over-the-top post Tarantino thriller that revels in its own unnecessary and gratuitous violence. It has its moments, but its all a bit tacky, and there is not one likeable character in the whole ugly, noisy affair.
  • October 29, 2009
    oh god ... this was sth special . i dont know why i like french movies !
    violence , guns , starssss , nice music , killer prist ... every think that u need !
  • October 26, 2009
    it continues, the experiment of a generation of filmmakers in France to see who can make characters look most like Muppets -- and, in the case of Dobermann, have less characterization than the Muppet show. The directors will not stop competing for this honor, whether the abstract...( read more) material for their art is ultra-mayhem or hypersentimentalism. Extra points for putting Vincent Cassel in an ugly wig -- they love it!

    3 or 4 good shots, the rest make you want to re-watch Raimi or Rodriguez... even Besson for God's sake who is at least good at getting all his ducks in a row.
  • September 16, 2009
    Definitely a bomb in the French cinema back in the 90's. Violent and badass.

    52/100
  • September 8, 2009
    An uncompromising tale of dirty deeds, vengeance and love.When you've adjusted to the haze of blood-drenched hallucinations and perpetually grinning maniacs you'll a find a solid story and fascinating characters. Also, this film is pure gleeful, carnage soaked FUN :D
  • September 8, 2009
    Tamb es un muy buen film, otra vez actuan Monica Bellucci y Vincent Casel como pareja.
  • September 8, 2009
    another history about "anti-heroes". You'll see the best shave in the street jejeje!
  • March 14, 2009
    brutal mera sangre mera acción mera estetica de vídeo clip en resumen una peli que divierte mucho!

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