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In a futuristic Paris, a policeman (Albert Dupontel) with a tragic grudge pursues a nefarious Bulgarian secret service agent (Alain Figlarz). In the pursuit of their quarry, the cop and his new partner come across a surgeon whose cutting-edge work involves staggering--and scary--advances in the field of medicine. Marthe Keller, Marie Guillard co-star in this noir-style science-fiction thriller from France. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurette; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
Chrysalis Reviews
Chrysalis Reviews
| 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful  Outstanding film, a worthwhile DVD, By This review is from: Chrysalis (DVD) This had received very little press in the US distribution market so I was intrigued to see how a French scifi/near future film might fare. And by the time the end credits rolled (to some nice rock/classical themes), I was impressed and surprised this had not reached a larger market.A futuristic tale of US and Euro security groups working together to confiscate a memory manipulation device before it falls into the wrong hands. The story is told through two undetermined groups of people that have mysterious backgrounds and unknown motives, one in the Paris law enforcement and the other in an unnamed medical facility (reminiscent of a THX1138 kind of color scheme and feel). There is plenty of suspense, competent gun play, well choreographed hand-to-hand fighting, slo-mo camera work, good music, awesome 3D holographic imaging, intrigue as to what is really happening, plot twists and memory loss to go around. I thought the cast acted quite well, and for the amount... Read more 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful A French Sci-Fi Movie that Americans will Love!, By This review is from: Chrysalis (DVD) A sleek and sophisticated Science Fiction film with a wonderful mix of style, brains, and action-adventure.This is a French film with subtitles but will appeal to any American fan of intelligent Science Fiction or action movies. In a near-future Paris, a film-noir-style detective looks for vengance on the man who killed his partner and ends up finding something much more interesting. To reveal more would be to ruin the fun, but I will say that fans of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse TV show may guess part of what is coming. The story is as intelligent as the best Cinema Science Fiction and engages the mind as well as the nerve endings. The special effects are classy and stylish and original. But the coolest thing about this movie are the scenes of hand-to-hand combat. It is bone-crunchingly powerful. Most kung-fu action scenes are as much a dance as anything, with two (or more) smallish guys doing creative moves. This movie shows... Read more 13 of 17 people found the following review helpful  Stolen Concept & Still Really Dumb, This review is from: Chrysalis (DVD) (1.) I actually was hoping this would be a memorable sci-fi movie based on the cover and the name and trusting the competence of one or two unknown viewers. But as indicated by the following thoughts - I was duped.(2.) The idea of erasing a person's memory and transferring someone else's memories by flashing images through the eyes has been used several times as a far back as 50's sci-fi. An idea from a sci-fi preliterate period now known to have zero scientific basis and credibility. (3.) The extent of the sci-fi element in this movie is holding a person still in a chair while a cheap plastic halo flashes images into the subject's eyes. That's it! they never really even show you the process except on a tiny little monitor showing a couple of fuzzy images. That's all the futuristic sci-fi there is. Well, there were some cheap plastic freezer curtains - like you walk through when you're walking into a grocery store cooler. Oh, and they put some plastic fenders on a car to... Read more |
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