Ladronas

It's not an action movie, actually, it has very little to do with action, it's a funny and enjoyable movie about love and friendship.

There are flaws and holes in the plot in my opinion and some parts could have been written better, it seems to me that the movie is a little bit static throughout all of its duration, there are not major plot twists, I don't know... I didn't mind it but it didn't convinced me 100% neither, it's not bad, but it's also not good, it's enjoyable and the actresses are really good in their roles, mostly watched for them, they really did an amazing job.

I know that the robbery was not the main subject in the movie but I wouldn't have mind it if they put some more action during that scenes Still, it's worth watching.

As a filmmaker, Mélanie Laurent has made some fine dramas throughout the 2010s. Her foray into Netflix's doomed action-comedy genre yields mixed results. While it portrays the "female friendship" aspect in a way that puts the recent Charlie's Angels film to shame, it struggles to build tension within the set-pieces and concludes in a super-dodgy way. The star performer here undoubtedly is Adèle Exarchopoulos who fully embraces the role of Alex - a sniper with a vulnerable side. Her equation with Caroline (Laurent) is wonderful to watch, and the ladies sure seem to be having fun. Oh, there are bloopers during the closing credits!

The plot just goes through the motions, and the laughs are occasional. Even the addition of a third member (Manon Bresch) doesn't really elevate the stakes. The main antagonist - Godmother, played by Isabelle Adjani - and her relationship with Caroline is only elucidated over a few lines, making it difficult to connect with her "reasons". Of course, then there's Netflixisation of everything - the action comes to sudden halts, some sections deliberately look like song montages, and the story never really comes full circle. That ending is such a cop-out, and that made me reduce ½ a star.

Several terrific female empowered action movies have been made lately, but this is not one of them. Bummer.

The bad: comedy is personal, but I didnt laugh once and this is supposed to be a comedy. The supposedly witty dialogues were run of the mill and became kinda annoying after a while because the two leading actresses constantly chatter with each other about trivial things, which supposedly is meant to be funny, but became a tedious gimmick... sigh...

More bad: IF only the action part would have been okay, then I wouldnt have minded that the jokes werent anything special. But even the very few action scenes are totally bland and unimpressive.

They dressed up a chick flick as an action/comedy, but what a failure it is.

Too bad, because these actresses are really wonderful performers whom I like to watch in many other French movies, but they couldnt save this movie from turning out to be quite bland and uneventful and tedious. I fault the direction and the writing.

For all the people who wrote reviews saying there's no comedy, I think they are likely men, and/or the naysayers don't like intelligent comedy. Maybe they don't speak French or can't read fast enough to keep up with the English captioning.

I loved the relationship btwn the main characters. I understood and could relate to their connection, and even when the third team member gets brought in, there was strengthening amongst them all. Honestly, this film is a really funny, poignant film about love and loyalty and companionship; but mostly, it's about found family: both good and bad. It's brilliantly directed, solidly acted, and overall earns the 8 and a bit more. I'm happily looking for more films by this director.

Carole and Alex are a pair of thieves. They decide that it is time to retire but their employer, 'The Godmother' has other ideas and pressures them into taking 'one last job'. They are to steal a painting from and exhibition on Corsica. Before they can do the job they must recruit a driver, Sam. Sam will also need to be taught how to shoot before they are ready to do the job. Inevitably there will be complications.

If you go into this expecting full on action you are likely to be disappointed. However if you are happy with some action, some laughs and what is essentially a female buddy movie there is a lot to enjoy. The opening set piece sets the tone nicely with exciting action and some humour. We then get some solid character development as Carole and Alex team up with Sam and meet other associates. Finally we get the heist and a conclusion with a twist. The action is nicely varies with Carole and Alex fleeing armed drones on a quad-bike; Alex and Sam racing through narrow streets and paths on a motorbike; plenty of shooting and even Alex in hand to hand combat with a naked assassin! The film isn't particularly violent; a fair number of bad guys get shot but our protagonists prefer to use tranquiliser darts against non-criminals. This action takes place in an interesting variety of setting; mostly on Corsica. The cast does a good job; most obviously Mélanie Laurent as Carole; Adèle Exarchopoulos as Alex and Manon Bresch as Sam. Mélanie Lauren also did an impressive job as the film's director. Overall a fun film for those looking for a crime drama that doesn't take itself too seriously.

These comments are based on watching the film in French with English subtitles.