Bastion 36

So a decent plot for what I would call a crime drama movie. Started a bit slow, but became intriguing as the plot thickened. Relatively good acting and good cast of characters. Some action scenes with guns a blazing! Other scenes a bit slow, but lead you to believe the unit is involved in something nefarious. I wish they spent more time on what the bosses are up to so we can see what's going on. Enjoyed the lead up to the last scenes, but disappointed with the ending. Guess they are teeing this up for a sequel...let's hope so the bad guys end up dead! Overall, enjoyed the movie but wish it was a better ending.

I'm so shocked how bad this movie is, there is no point at all. I can't believe I wasted 1.5 hours on this movie. It was an absolute disaster from start to finish. The plot was nonsensical, the acting was wooden, and the special effects were laughably bad. It felt like the filmmakers didn't even try. The dialogue was cringeworthy, and the pacing was painfully slow. There was no character development, and the ending was completely unsatisfying. I kept hoping it would get better, but it never did. The characters were one-dimensional and lacked any depth or motivation. The action scenes were poorly choreographed and failed to deliver any excitement. The soundtrack was forgettable and did nothing to enhance the experience. Overall, this film is a complete waste of time and money. Save yourself the frustration and skip it. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

Rating it 6 stars (yet, would give it five and a half if possible) it means it is watchable (5 and below is increasingly bad), decent, but lower your expectations anyway - the movie is too slow for no reason, the main character is too inadequate for reason not really good enough. Yest, well played, well filmed - nothing wrong with the cinematography, it is just the plot that is average, but wanted to be more while it couldn't. So my advice is to spare some time for it only if there is nothing more intriguing or you don't want to be that concentrated in a movie.

The French are capable of better, either action, drama or both.

Okay, so Squad 36 - it starts off like it's gonna be this gritty, edge-of-your-seat cop thriller, with a crazy cool chase scene through rainy streets and all that jazz. I was in at first. The main guy, Antoine, is this hot-headed cop who moonlights as a bare-knuckle brawler (because... sure, why not?), and it seems like we're gearing up for some good old-fashioned crime drama. Buuut then it just kind of... deflates. Like when you pour yourself a strong espresso and it somehow tastes like lukewarm tap water halfway through. The plot wanders into this whole corruption scandal thing, but it never hits hard. It just kinda slogs along like a slow walker in a busy hallway-you know how I feel about that. Some folks thought it was a fun ride with decent performances (fair enough), but most reviews I peeked at were like, "Eh, skip it." The ending was super meh - like it was trying to be deep and gritty, but ended up just feeling flat. So yeah, it could be your thing if you just want background noise with some French cops brooding. I'd pass and save my time for something with a bit more bite.

Good acting especially of Victor Belmondo kept me and my wife engaged until the unexpected end that I cannot spoil here.

He saved this movie to be an average cop thriller.

The story is a classic corruption film that was directed by the well known French director Olivier Marchal who did several other good mystery thrillers.

All the staff and actors did a respectable job here and the movie is fast paced. There were some hot chases on motorcycle. Alright, you know this is a dark corrupted movie seen times before but if you have nothing other to watch this works for an entertaining evening.

Solid 6/10.