While I can't say that I'm particularly fond of the shooting style employed by Laurent Tuel's Le Premier Cercle I will say that he has made one masterful casting choice in Jean Reno. The star of Luc Besson's Leon is considered an icon for the very simple reason that he's one of the best in the world at this particular genre and any film with the smarts to make Reno a hard-boiled man prone to violence is immediately a film worth taking a look at. In Tuel's film Reno plays the villain, the head of a violent gang drawn into conflict with his own son when junior tries to leave the gang for a woman. Gun play will follow.
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I agree that Reno is great in this type of role. It is very akin to Liam Neeson taking on the lead in Taken, which just topped the charts in the US box office. They are very similar in terms of bringing "character" to a role. Missed all the film trailers from the Super Bowl? See them all in one spot, here.
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