Le grand pardon II (1992)

Director:

Alexandre Arcady

Writers:

Marc Angelo (writer)
Alexandre Arcady (writer)

Release Date:

9 December 1992 (France)

Tagline:

Miami, 10 ans apres...

Plot:

It's an all-out-war when a government agent tries to regain control of a turf struggle between drug lords |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Cast

Roger Hanin	...	Raymond Bettoun
Richard Berry	...	Maurice Bettoun
Gérard Darmon	...	Roland Bettoun
Christopher Walken	...	Pasco Meisner
Jill Clayburgh	...	Sally White
Jennifer Beals	...	Joyce Ferranti
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexandre Aja	...	Alexander Atlan (as Alexandre Jouan-Arcady)
Amidou	...	Si Ali
Jean Benguigui	...	Albert Zecri
Anna Berger	...	Clairette Taieb
Raúl Dávila	...	Emilio
Christopher A. Debiec	...	Police Officer
Marie Debrey	...	Reporter
Jean-Claude de Goros	...	Sammy
Roberto Escobar	...	Sonaberg
Christian Fellat	...	Jean
Clio Goldsmith	...	Viviane Atlan (archive footage)
Attica Guedj	...	Sarah Zecri
Al Kamarr	...	Main Bodyguard to Mafia
Franck Khalfoun	...	Maurice's body guard
Dan Koko	...	Body Guard #1
Jean-Marie Lemaire	...	Bob Steiger
Armand Mestral	...	Freddy Ambrosi
Jim Moody	...	Etienne Williams
Marc Saez	...	Mike Spada
Thierry Segall	...	Guard
Philippe Sfez	...	Eli Bettoun
L. Sidney	...	Richardson (as Aklam)
Jean-François Stévenin	...	Eric Lemondier
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Commissaire Duché (archive footage)
Todd Vittum	...	Sax Player
Cameron Watson	...	Tom

Also Known As:

Day of Atonement

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Alexandre Films

Quotes:

Maurice Bettoun: There isn't a twenty-dollar bill in Miami that doesn't have a little coke on it.

Movie Connections:

Follows Le grand pardon (1982)

Obviously . . . A Foreign (Non-USA) Film

What can I say about this film? As an action film it took the foreign route of having a little bit of everything (suspense, surprise ending pathos, good appropriate music, beautiful scenery, boats, planes, helicopters, good guys, bad guys, a plot, a moral(s) very decently recapped at the ending; . . .

and YET TO ME it came off as an American B++ soap opera; the actors were too studied, too stiff. The plot held together, but was simple. The photography and decor was splendid.

I ENJOYED this movie, and might even play it over. I was ENTERTAINING in a mindless way, and that's OK. Sometimes I just want to watch an action movie without dissecting it, and this movie couldn't be dissected.

I probably should have rated it a 7, but emotionally I want to give it an 8. Now for a REAL action movie, I am going to put on one of Clint Eastwood's films.