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Spécial police
1985 Crime Thriller
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Credits
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Director: Michel Vianey
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Script: Simon Michaël, Michel Vianey
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Photo: Claude Agostini
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Music: Jean-Pierre Mas
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Cast: Richard Berry (David Ackerman),
Carole Bouquet (Isabelle Rodin),
Fanny Cottençon (Julie),
Jean-Pierre Malo (Leguen),
Benoît Régent (Livio),
Jean-Jacques Moreau (Pierre Salmon),
Georges Lavaudant (Bertrand),
Vincent Martin (Chaumard),
Jean-Claude Dauphin (Durand),
Patrick Bonnel (Félix),
Jean-Pierre Bagot (Jacques Berthier),
Eric Do (Wong),
Jean-Marc Maurel (Marc Robin),
Gérard Ismaël (Weber),
Marie Lebée (Mme Maurin)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 92 min
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Aka: Special police
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Summary
Having been present at the murder of her brother and his wife, Isabelle Rodin attempts
to make contact with David Ackerman, a friend of her brother her works in the scientific
branch of the police service. Unbeknown to Isabelle, her brother has uncovered a
network of high-profile figures involved in illicit arms and drugs dealing. She
and David become the next targets of the ruthless killers who have been assigned to protect
this deadly secret.
Review
Richard Berry and Carole Bouquet star in this stylish but unevenly paced (and painfully
formulaic) action thriller, directed by Michel Vianey. Berry and Vianey had previously
worked together on a similar thriller,
Un assassin qui passé (1981).
Whilst Berry and Bouquet are individually rather good in the film, they appear uncomfortable
together, and their lack of on-screen chemistry is what prevents the film from having
the human dimension it desperately needs. The action scenes are well choreographed
but this cannot make up for a creaking script which is over-reliant on ludicrously improbable
plot developments.
© James Travers 2005
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