Une chance sur deux (1998)

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Patrick Dewolf (writer)
Serge Frydman (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 1998 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Rapist | Rescue | Pretty Daughter | Sixty Something

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Léo Brassac
Alain Delon	...	Julien Vignal
Vanessa Paradis	...	Alice Tomaso
Eric Defosse	...	Carella
Aleksandr Yakovlev	...	Trenchcoat Killer
Valeri Gatayev	...	Anatoli Sharkov
Michel Aumont	...	Ledoyen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandrine Caron	...	Maitre d'hôtel
Véronique Hubert
Luis Jaime-Cortez	...	Angel Vargas
Philippe Magnan	...	Juge prison
M'bembo	...	Maryline
Daniel Millot	...	Brigadier
Marie Neplaz
Bobby Pacha
Olivier Parenty	...	Adjoint Carella
Pascal Perbost
Paul Poggi	...	Mr. Perolaz
Guillaume Rannou
Vincent Roger	...	Le photographe
Jacques Roman	...	Maitre Varinot
Paola Sapone
Vincent Skimenti	...	Paco
Philippe Vieux

Also Known As:

1 chance sur 2 (France) (alternative spelling)
Half a Chance

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Les Films Christian Fechner

Movie Connections:

References Les compères (1983)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

Alain & Jean together again

A downright oddity, in fact two movies in one. The first being a comedy about two possible fathers coming to terms with the idea of being a parent. The second a tough as nails russian-mafia-flic, harsh, brutal and not for the faint of heart. Logically the two don´t melt into one and the cross cutting of the two story lines in the film´s early stages only stresses the fact.

But, on the other hand, who cares about a story or its coherence or its lack of respectively? This is a reunion movie and since it´s Alain Delon who is reunited with Jean-Paul Belmondo ("Borsalino" anyone?)all you can ask for is nonchalant banter in between casual shootouts. And that´s what you get. That´s in fact all you get. And that´s why the film well overstays its welcome.

The only reason for distinguished director Patrice Leconte to do this may have been to share a credit with not one but two living legends of the French cinema. And though Belmondo and Delon may having had fun they´re way to old for this kind of physical exercise. We will be giving standing ovations in case any of the three (stars and director) would decide to do a serious crime flic or a "serious" comedy. As for "Une chance pour deux", it isn´t neither.