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This is a decent effort. Corrupt cops that we somehow root for, this movie starts off well and delivers a good story. OK, we have to suspend belief at times but all in all this is well worth a watch.

Apparently this is the French remake of a Korean film, A Hard Day. French cinematographer Régis Blondeau makes his writing and directing debut with this film, and considering it's his first film, it wasn't all that bad. His directing was decent, but his writing had continuity issues, was convoluted, and the slow pacing made the normally comfortable 95 min runtime feel like over 2 hours. Otherwise the little action there was, was solid, with great casting and performances. It's a decent one-time watch if your craving a cop/crime thriller.

Not any good? The story is wild and bizarre. And it gets better along the way, with even more suspenseful twists and turns.

The bad: unfortunately this French Netflix movie is an exact copy of "A Hard Day", a South Korean movie. And this French copy is inferior to the original. Why? Because of mediocre acting. These French actors aint bad, but they are simply a bit bland, while the South Korean movie had great acting performances, with a terrific bad guy. None of that in this bland Netflix copy.

Only "recommended" for those folks who absolutely prefer to hear French language, instead of South Korean.

This poor guy doesn't have a minute for himself, and watching him make bad decisions as he spirals out of control is super fun. Didn't expect this quality, to be honest, but boy is this a decent action film.

A decent French police action film. The film has its moments of nail biting excitement along with action scenes. There is even the odd plot twist from time to time.

To be sure, it's not a top notch film. Nonetheless, if you're looking for a passable action film to while away a couple of hours then Restless fits the bill.