No surprise that Mocky makes himself the only heroic character in his own film - but he plays it so cool - you almost think he can beat every odd. This is a noir, a political thriller, a police procedural and a chase movie all rolled into one quick-paced, tension-filled piece of cinema.
One wonders whether the proto-Epstein err conferences portrayed in this film are part of a deep-seated lurid folk horror-story we tell continually ourselves, or if its a evil that repeats -- truly repeats -- throughout history. Probably a bit of both. Either way, its fascinating to see these horrors portrayed with such strong adherence to the tropes with which we've become so familiar.
This had to have been an influence on Bonello and Nocturama right? Either way, its a phenomenal piece of genre/noir/crime filmmaking - as only the French could deliver.
C'est magnifique!
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