Largo Winch (2008)

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writers:

Philippe Francq (graphic novel)
Julien Rappeneau (writer)

Release Date:

17 December 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Based On Graphic Novel | Based On Comic Book | Hong Kong | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Tomer Sisley	...	Largo Winch
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Ann Ferguson
Miki Manojlovic	...	Nerio Winch
Mélanie Thierry	...	Léa / Naomi
Gilbert Melki	...	Freddy
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Korsky
Steven Waddington	...	Stephan Marcus
Anne Consigny	...	Hannah
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Goran
Nicolas Vaude	...	Gauthier - the butler
Benedict Wong	...	Wiliam Kwan
Gérard Watkins	...	Cattaneo
Wolfgang Pissors	...	Attinger
Theodore Thomas	...	Greenfield (as Ted Thomas)
David Gasman	...	Alexander Meyer

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Company:

Pan Européenne Production

Trivia:

In the film, Nerio and later Largo stay in a yacht off the coast of Hong Kong. In the comic book, they stay in a penthouse at the top of the W Group building.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Meyer (David Gasman) is sitting in his office, there is a blue pocket square in the chest pocket of his suit. In the next scene, when he enters the council room, the pocket square has gone.

Movie Connections:

Version of Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Wire To Wire

The other comic book adaptation

I'm not aware of "Largo Winch" as a comic book (or is it graphic novel? I actually don't know), but I have to admit, hearing about an agent/hero movie, I did expect quite something different, than what I actually got.

While it was startling to watch this at first, it was nice watching this move along. You could never really tell where it would go (some twists are foreseeable, but in general, you can never really say, were it will end up going). A more than stellar performance from the lead actor and a really good support cast, make this an enjoyable watch. Not as action packed as some might hope or expect for a movie like that, but a really good mixture.