Crime Spree (2003)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Brad Mirman

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (France)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

A side-splitting action comedy with a dream cast!

Plot:

A French gang of thieves flies over to Chicago for a one time job. However things seem to get out of hand soon.

Plot Keywords:

French | Mafia | FBI | Street Gang | Zippo Lighter

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Daniel Foray
Harvey Keitel	...	Frankie Zammeti
Johnny Hallyday	...	Marcel Burot
Renaud	...	Zero
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Sami
Stéphane Freiss	...	Julien Labesse
Shawn Lawrence	...	Agent Pogue
Albert Dray	...	Raymond Gayet
Joanne Kelly	...	Sophie Nicols
Richard Bohringer	...	Bastaldi
Abe Vigoda	...	Angelo Giancarlo
Gino Marrocco	...	Joey Two Tons
Sal Figliomeni	...	Nicky The Rake
Diego Chambers	...	Raphael
Carlos Diaz	...	Hector

Also Known As:

Wanted (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence, sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

Germany:98 min | Argentina:98 min | Spain:95 min (DVD edition)

Country:

France | USA | Canada | UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:15 (DVD) | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Spain:13 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

GFT Entertainment

Trivia:

Marcel and Zero are respectively played by Johnny Hallyday and Renaud, two of the most famous French rock singers. In the scene where the two are fighting to decide which radio station they'll listen to, they each want to listen to their own song - Marcel wants to listen to some Johnny Hallyday, and Zero wants to listen to some Renaud.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Frankie Zammeti throws the spaghetti, the remaining spaghetti on the plate changes between shots.

Quotes:

Angelo Giancarlo: Need I remind you what a grievous error it would be not to hold up your half of the deal?
Daniel Foray: No.

Movie Connections:

Features "Judge Judy" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Snatch It Back and Hold It

Hilarious-- but also quite dark

All they needed was Jean Reno. Depardieu, Hallyday, Renaud, Taghmaoui and the lesser known, Freiss and Dray make up a gang of complete screw-ups who are set up to take a fall and wind up robbing Keitel, always great as a mafioso, and get involved in every kind of mess-up imaginable. The ending is charming and remindful of the ending in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Although the film is quite violent, and liberally sparkled with gallows humor, it comes off incredibly well as a dark comedy. Depardieu does well with comedy and his chemistry with the rest of the bunch is superb in all their antics.

If you haven't seen it, do. If you have, rent it again. I had to, in order to pick up on some of the laughs I missed while guffawing the first time around. Even if you don't speak French, the subtitles are cleverly apt and capture most of the witty dialogue among these veteran French actors.