Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

By Jean-François Richet

  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release Date: 2010-08-27
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Director: Jean-François Richet
  • Production Company: Remstar Productions
  • Production Country: Canada, France, Italy
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
7.3/10
7.3
From 884 Ratings

Description

The first part of an epic two-film saga, "Mesrine: Killer Instinct" introduces us to Jacques Mesrine: daring bank robber, media showman, master of disguise, prison escape artist and iconic real-life outlaw. Starring French superstar Vincent Cassel ("Black Swan"), this high-octane crime thriller sports an all-star cast and a long list of awards. "Killer Instinct" shows us Mesrine as a legend-in-the-making. Recently returned from the war in Algeria, Mesrine quickly turns to a life of crime after being taken in by gangster Guido (Gérard Depardieu). He quickly discovers he has a gift for robbing banks and forms a duo with lover Jeanne Schneider (Cécile De France, "Hereafter") to rival Bonnie and Clyde. The couple is finally hunted down in the Arizona desert and Mesrine is sentenced to ten years in a maximum-security penitentiary. But he is about to prove that no prison is big enough to contain him as his larger-than-life story unfolds.

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  • Crazy cat

    4
    By Goulee
    Mesrine is a unique criminal. Better than the usual predictable U.S. movies.
  • weird

    2
    By Grazmulcahy
    I could only hear what was happening. I couldn't see a thing….confused?? But all in all a great movie.
  • NiCo

    5
    By NiCo5001
    No looking away! Action all the way through! Story follows the action pack. Must watch the second!
  • itune store error 42110

    1
    By paulgauvry
    This message kept popping up: itune store error 42110. The movie wouldn't play. I feel I should get a refund for this.
  • Save your time

    1
    By DrSKJ
    This is dreadfull
  • Too expensive

    2
    By dalepeterson555
    ITunes needs to lower their rates. This movie has great acting but the plot is totally predictable. The dialogue is tired and simply stupid in a lot of places. Even the violence starts to get tired and insipid half way through.
  • Wow!

    1
    By Scottmarisa
    This is probably better in French. What a sad story about some very sad people. A waste of time and money. Look for something else, anything else.
  • Yes!

    5
    By Beachbumminbabe
    I tried watching Scarface with my friend once since she claimed it's, 'the best movie ever made' and I fell asleep. This movie however is a whole different story. Like Scarface it is a gangster film but 100x better. You want action? You got action. You want babes? You'll see babes. You want romance? ..maybe not too much of that, but trust me when I say that this is one of the best movies I've seen in awhile. Watch it.
  • Wow.

    5
    By vwagenjetta
    I was worried this would be as boring as Scarface, given it's content and length, but I was totally wrong. Every moment of it's two hour length was fantastic. I can't wait to watch part two. My only complaint is that the subtitles are over the picture, rather than in the black on the bottom, and they're white so sometimes it's hard to read them. Not a big issue, though.
  • No sound

    1
    By a.pm.r.gp
    There was no sound on this movie...a total rip-off.

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