Vidocq (Bilingual)

Being the first film shot entirely digitally (ahead of SW: Attack of the Clones) it is the forerunner for great movies yet to come. The look is very clean and showy, but has a dark and gritty feel because of what is going on in the story.

I loved the music however I don't remember it using the 5.1 surround to the full extent it could. Maybe I should just re-watch it during the fight sequences. Even though I say that, it does have excellent sound, and has english subtitles if you cannot understand spoken french. The subtitles are easy to follow without taking too much attention away from the details of the video.

The story is terrific! It's a very fast paced investigation of three men and their despicable acts and their subsequent murders by the ultimately evil character, The Alchemist.

If you like visually exciting movies with great stories, definatly find some way to see this movie. I haven't been impressed by a movie this much for at least half a year, and I see lots of movies. The story works out in the end and is not confusing or open ended (though it has a little weird thing in the last few seconds), and it left me with the feeling that I had just seen a top quality mystery movie.

As said, I'd recommend this film to anyone who likes movies that are full of visual goodness, heh that is to say special effects, but also have a great intelligent story and fast-paced action. I spent 36 bucks (CAD) to see this and I'm glad I did.