An alcoholic
detective is driven off the edge by on last terrible case.
MR 73, the
name comes from a type of revolver used by the French police elite forces, is
an hidden gem that didn’t enjoy a wide distribution outside its native market.
Also known as “The last deadly mission” this is an hard, uncompromising story
with a compromised protagonist who is literally an human wreck.
Bad stuff
happens, a lot of bad stuff, some is caused by our titular hero but more is
caused by the corrupt institutions around him. The overall atmosphere is reminiscent
of the classic Hard Boiled fiction of Raymond Chandler.
Its main strength
is also its main point of weakness. The atmosphere is so bleak that it gets
somewhat uncomfortable on the long run. There are huge stretches if the movie
where not a lot happens, of course they help building the tone but they could
be a little bit more interesting.
At the end
the plot suddenly thickens and all the various strands are resolved to perfect
satisfaction.
Not a movie
for everybody but if you are able to endure its bleakness you’ll get something
excellent.
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