L'assalto

Apparently this is made after a true story. The people are real, the story is real, the events are real. Alright. I wish that would have been made more clear from the start; it was not and i think it skewed the movie a little.

This movie is part great, part horrible. It is very clearly defined which plots are well done and which are just we need something here to show for screen time.

The behind the scenes parts, the whole management, politics, government discussion parts, all that is absolutely bad. It feels like a cheap D rated movie project with the most unbelievable and uninspiring characters ever. It is bad.. real bad.

Now, the scenes with the special team, the terrorists and even flight crew are just gems. I gotta say by the time the movie was over, i was rooting for the flight crew over anyone else. The ending scene with the captain is absolutely a cult classic! I love it.

So this movie suffers from bad background plots. From the government meetings, officials, even the lead special forces guys' family.. it's not well made. It is very forced and some are worse than others. Very hard to describe but if you watch you will get that vibe immediately.

Also the movie is shot in monochrome. All of it which makes it feel very cheap and look way older than it is. Looks like VHS tape in quite a few scenes. Why do monochrome? Nobody knows. It works for the big shootout scenes but the rest.. no.

How can i sum this. 9/10 scenes clashing with 2/10 scenes for a total of 6/10

Recommend regardless. The rating is always arbitrary, it is a good movie.