A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
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Cast
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| Jean Reno | ... | Charly Matteï | |
| Kad Merad | ... | Tony Zacchia | |
| Jean-Pierre Darroussin | ... | Martin Beaudinard | |
| Marina Foïs | ... | Marie Goldman | |
| Joey Starr | ... | Le pistachier (as JOEYSTARR) | |
| Richard Berry | ... | Aurelio Rampoli | |
| Venantino Venantini | ... | Padovano | |
| Claude Gensac | ... | Mme Fontarosa | |
| Joséphine Berry | ... | Eva Matteï | |
| Max Baissette de Malglaive | ... | Anatole Matteï | |
| Catherine Samie | ... | Stella Matteï | |
| Moussa Maaskri | ... | Karim | |
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Lucie Phan | ... | Pat Nguyen |
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Fani Kolarova | ... | Christelle Mattei |
| Jessica Forde | ... | Clothilde | |
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Charly Mattei has turned a new leaf on his past as an outlaw. For the past three years he's been living a comfortable life and devoting himself to his wife and two kids. However, one winter morning, he's left for dead in the underground parking garage of Marseille's Old Port with 22 bullets in his body. Against all odds, he will not die. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude
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Le sang versé ne sèche jamais (Spilt blood doesn't dry)Parents Guide:
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Country:
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24 March 2010 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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EUR18,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,263,717Company Credits
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Music by Giacomo Puccini (as G. Puccini) and lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa (as G. Giacosa) and Luigi Illica (as L. Illica)
Performed by Maria Callas and Nicolai Gedda
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Filming lasted 14 weeks. See more »Goofs
When Charly Matteï is driving and looking for an empty parking slot, his car has a major crack in his windshield. After finding a spot and shutting down the engine the crack is gone. See more »Soundtracks
Un Bel Di VedremoMusic by Giacomo Puccini (as G. Puccini) and lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa (as G. Giacosa) and Luigi Illica (as L. Illica)
Performed by Maria Callas and Nicolai Gedda
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I can't believe that in all of France there isn't one person who can do a decent translation of French into English subtitles. Considering that Reno is a major star, you'd think they would provide those of us viewers who "je ne parle pas" with less embarrassing captions. I mean c'mon folks, it's really annoying to have to translate the translation. This was on par with the worst of Russian and Asian subtitle efforts -- only not nearly as funny.
Notwithstanding the lousy captions, as far as I could tell Jean Reno plays retired French mobster Charlie Mattei who is assassinated and shot 22 times. He survives, miraculously, and vows to find out who ordered the hit. Very soon the line between friends and foes starts to blur as he gets closer to the truth and the core of Marseille's underbelly.
22 Bullets - originally titled "L'immortel" - is a vengeance movie as much as it is a mafia flick, so I am not surprised that the angle shifts from who-dunnit to "how's he gonna kill 'em all?" Still, L'immortel is trying to sell itself to us as serious crime drama, showing some historic snippets of Reno becoming the kingpin and so forth. But L'immortel never really is more than skin deep when it comes to the characters' backgrounds, careers or lifestyles, therefore their actions, thoughts and motivations stay in the dark.
L'immortel has a few highlights, but complexity, character development and consistency are not its strong suit. Most importantly however it lacks the street cred and its authenticity of e.g. GOMORRAH. L'immortel may not be a terrible movie, but it's not much more than overcooked stew made of the genre's most frequently used ingredients.