Rotten
Jimenez adopts a vintage-kitsch sensibility, taking a disappointingly generic approach to his hard-to-follow narrative.
Peter Debruge, Variety
The Connection
Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop.
2014 · 2h 15m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Cédric Jimenez
Overview
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A procedural epic whose complicated narrative is propelled by visceral action sequences and an unusually thrilling soundtrack.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
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