Odd Job (2016)

An unemployed factory worker takes a job as a hit man to make ends meet.

Director:

Pascal Chaumeil

Writers:

Franz Bartelt (participation) (as Frantz Bartelt), Michel Blanc (adaptation)

Stars:

Romain Duris, Michel Blanc, Alice Belaïdi

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris	...	Jacques Scoran
Michel Blanc	...	Gardot
Alice Belaïdi	...	Anita
Gustave Kervern	...	Tom
Alex Lutz	...	Brecht
Charlie Dupont	...	Jeff
Philippe Grand'Henry	...	Carl
Thomas Mustin	...	Mulot
Gaël Soudron	...	Pierrot
Carole Trevoux	...	Katie
Patrick Descamps	...	Walter
Fabrice Adde	...	Inspecteur Massé
Anne Paulicevich	...	Inspecteur 1
David Quertigniez	...	Inspecteur 2
Benoît Strulus	...	Homme police

Storyline

An unemployed factory worker takes a job as a hit man to make ends meet.

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Plot Keywords:

lie | factory | newspaper | love | death by heart attack | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Tree of Life
by Nuits blanches
(p) 2016 Gaumont

User Reviews

Promising dark comedy

This movie has all the premise to be great, but it falls short in the second part. It builds up nicely and then fizzles, runs out of steam. So many lost opportunities for twists and turns, this could have been a great dark comedy. Instead, we're left with strong start that never truly delivers, and stale scenes that could have been much more.

The leading pair fails to build good screen chemistry, I was never convinced of their "drama" - it's as if they never rehearsed the lines before, and somehow I don't think it's because Romain.

Romain Duris is a great actor, and he does a great job navigating the role and evolving it for us to see. I'm glad to see the European industry still has a beating heart.

Definitely a movie to watch.

However, I will give this a solid 7/10, it's well deserved.

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [France]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 August 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

A Little Job

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,987,328

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Scope Pictures, Paddock Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1