The French "Running Man"....except it came earlier and it is faster, funnier, smarter

gridoon2021

This unjustly forgotten film combines sharp social satire, very black comedy, and some terrific action footage; it's a lot like a French version of Arnie's "The Running Man" - an earlier, better version. Michel Piccoli has a ball with an atypical (for him) comedic role that allows him to explore his showmanship and parody that mix of charisma and vacuity that characterizes most TV-show presenters. Will what this movie portrays as a fictional scenario (a TV game show where people get hunted and killed for real, with their own consent, for a huge money prize) ever happen in reality? I firmly believe that the question is not "if" but "when". *** out of 4.

score 7/10

gridoon2021 21 February 2021

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