Vidocq (Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq)

Vidocq (Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq) (2001)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (4,921 ratings)

Vidocq (1775-1857) was a noted French detective who was one of the great trailblazers of modern criminal investigation; he's been credited with establishing the first private investigation firm, and pioneered a number of scientific techniques that are still being used today. Vidocq was also a master… More

R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Pitof
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Sep 19, 2001 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central

    Pitof's swooping, busy frame is so numbing that we become attentive to the problems of the script...

  • Alex Ramirez, Cinenganos

    una joya visual, una muestra maravillosa de cine digital

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tsubaki S


    Decent action/fantasy combo, the direction do gets annoying from time to time. The twist made no sense at all, but that's a cool mask for sure.

  • Curtis L


    This movie is kinda cool. It has really neat cinematography in it, and a neat story.

  • Francisco G


    Visualy stunning and with an interesting narrative told mostly by images and colours which isn't enough to hide the incosequent plot and lame twists that you can see for miles. Style over substance? Not quite, but you if you make a stylish movie with a narrative in the background… More

  • John M


    ¨Vidocq¨ is a good French tale of mystery and suspense where the special effects are good, the setting is dark, surrealistic and depressing and the story interesting.