Colt 45 (2014)

The young police man Vincent is the best in his class, and denies to be recruited to the special forces. But when the corrupt Milo manages to get a grip on him, his life is turned into a living nightmare.

Director:

Fabrice du Welz

Writers:

Fathi Beddiar (from an original idea by), Fathi Beddiar (scenario)

Stars:

Gérard Lanvin, JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Lanvin	...	Commandant Christian Chavez
JoeyStarr	...	Milo Cardena (as Joey Starr)
Alice Taglioni	...	Capitaine Isabelle Le Franc
Ymanol Perset	...	Vincent Milès
Simon Abkarian	...	Commandant Luc Denard
Antoine Basler	...	Lieutenant Joseph Fleischmann
Jo Prestia	...	Marco
Salem Kali	...	Mehdi
Michel Ferracci	...	Michel
Alexandre Brasseur	...	Commandant Martial Ricaud
Philippe Nahon	...	Préfet Pradier
Anton Yakovlev	...	Carmini
Amr Waked	...	Baron
Malek Oudjail	...	Malek (as M. Oudjail)
Redouane Behache	...	Tarek Derkaoui

Storyline

The young police man Vincent is the best in his class, and denies to be recruited to the special forces. But when the corrupt Milo manages to get a grip on him, his life is turned into a living nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

special forces | police | gunsmith | prison | shot in the head | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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User Reviews

Wasted potential....

This film had almost everything going for it. A good cast, solid idea and the potential for lots and lots of gun play.

Sadly it was let down by some not insubstantial shortfalls in the story including limited character development. There's a real absence of logic in a lot of what takes place story wise with a thin overriding motivation on the part of the bad guys, that does not stand up to scrutiny.

The potential for contemporized Western style gun play is lost too. A great showdown between the key protagonist and his nemesis is watered down and disappoints.

Characters, equally, who look interesting and could have jelled well ,enhancing the story, are either overlooked or killed off too early, to contribute anything meaningful.

This is such a shame but sadly what you are left with is a marginally watchable French cop drama with a flaky story-line and a few underwhelming gun fights. 5/10 from me.

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

6 August 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Colt 45

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$630,787

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Petite Reine, Orange Studio, Entre Chien et Loup

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1