i agree with all the strenghts mentioned in the other reviews but there are some beats missing here that keep it firmly inside the genre of crime drama or film noir and limit it from being a great drama beyond the limits of the elements that make up film noir not to say that the great film noirs aren not or can not or shouldn not be also great dramas and but this one isn not. one other note the music in the film is used sparingly but i would say is used to accentuate the action more frequently than the wife elements. great set up to this film by the way with an abrupt sort of non ending ending that is either just right or a let down depends. spoilers follow as to some specifics. the big turn in the story involves the children seeing their mother die and or it should be the big moment. but the children are never shown to react one way or the other. neither cries and neither asks their father what happened and the kids are good actors and the reactions of the father are i suppose what matters but this is a big misstep. this is the heart of the story and the kids are kept mostly blank in their reaction. they really just have none and in the next scene they look as if nothing happened. in like fashion there is a bond that forms between belmondo and ventura characters. belmondo says he knew the partner who was killed but this is never explained and has no impact dramatically on belmondo or anyone else. the belmondo romantic subplot also strains credibility though it convincingly acted. ventura character just lets belmondo involve a total stranger in their escape plan for no reason. he doesn not even comment or seem to notice. another gap. the ending to the movie and and i would not spoil it and the ending happens off screen with a perfunctory voice over to tell you what happened. i guess this tries to make it feel more true to life and but again like these other missteps leaves drama off screen. what the point of not dealing with these issues. i do not know and other than maybe the goals of the film were limited to giving the audience what it wants from a crime melodrama suggest some deeper elements and then move on to ignore them. too bad there is much to recommend this film and ventura is very very good and but too bad it could have been a great drama as well as a crime story as with imdb favorite movie of all time the godfather. this film had potential. would make for a good remake though if done in the u. s. more problems would probably sink the film and but in the hands of the right director this would be a good remake and though it doubtful ventura performance could be topped. so worth seeing but frustrating as a whole. 
i agree with all the strenghts mentioned in the other reviews but there are some beats missing here that keep it firmly inside the genre of crime drama or film noir and limit it from being a great drama beyond the limits of the elements that make up film noir not to say that the great film noirs aren not or can not or shouldn not be also great dramas and but this one isn not. one other note the music in the film is used sparingly but i would say is used to accentuate the action more frequently than the wife elements. great set up to this film by the way with an abrupt sort of non ending ending that is either just right or a let down depends. spoilers follow as to some specifics. the big turn in the story involves the children seeing their mother die and or it should be the big moment. but the children are never shown to react one way or the other. neither cries and neither asks their father what happened and the kids are good actors and the reactions of the father are i suppose what matters but this is a big misstep. this is the heart of the story and the kids are kept mostly blank in their reaction. they really just have none and in the next scene they look as if nothing happened. in like fashion there is a bond that forms between belmondo and ventura characters. belmondo says he knew the partner who was killed but this is never explained and has no impact dramatically on belmondo or anyone else. the belmondo romantic subplot also strains credibility though it convincingly acted. ventura character just lets belmondo involve a total stranger in their escape plan for no reason. he doesn not even comment or seem to notice. another gap. the ending to the movie and and i would not spoil it and the ending happens off screen with a perfunctory voice over to tell you what happened. i guess this tries to make it feel more true to life and but again like these other missteps leaves drama off screen. what the point of not dealing with these issues. i do not know and other than maybe the goals of the film were limited to giving the audience what it wants from a crime melodrama suggest some deeper elements and then move on to ignore them. too bad there is much to recommend this film and ventura is very very good and but too bad it could have been a great drama as well as a crime story as with imdb favorite movie of all time the godfather. this film had potential. would make for a good remake though if done in the u. s. more problems would probably sink the film and but in the hands of the right director this would be a good remake and though it doubtful ventura performance could be topped. so worth seeing but frustrating as a whole. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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