Elena Anaya, Florence Thomassin, Gerard Depardieu

The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N°1.

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28 critics

Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Jean-François Richet

Release Date: September 11, 2008

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  • October 27, 2009
    One of the better movies I've seen lately!
  • September 24, 2009
    Rags-to-riches-rogue tale of a gangster which takes the traditional route of simultaneously showing what an unpleasant person he is as well as making the journey he takes exciting. Cassell is really good.
  • September 22, 2009
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  • September 8, 2009
    Great film - this guy is pretty crazy but this was a good gangster film and Cassel was really good in it! Would recommend!
  • September 6, 2009
    The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N°1. Since the beginning, i got excited. the beginning is wonderful. Also Vincent Cassel is easily the Frenchest man alive.
  • September 6, 2009
    First off...Vincent Cassel is easily the Frenchest man alive. Well paced, well directed, the fact that the passage of time is blatantly ignored is fantastic. Cassel is Electric in the lead role and his support do not let him down.
  • August 23, 2009
    Pretty good... can't be judged on part 1 alone though methinks.
  • August 22, 2009
    It's been given a lot of good reviews, now I have the challenge of finding it.
  • August 16, 2009
    Vincent Cassel is on fine form, as per usual, in the first part of this French gangster biopic, which more than holds its own against the recent Public Enemies, and whilst the use of 24-esque split-screen sequences doesn't really seem to fit, the pace of the action is just right ...( read more)and feels believable.
  • August 14, 2009
    GREAT LOOKING FORWARD TO PART 2

Critic Reviews


August 7, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Cassel's Jacques Mesrine is pieced together from gritty shards of believability, a street-real mosaic no one tries to smooth and polish. For that reason he and it have the sharp edges and septic menac... full review

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