Laissez bronzer les cadavres (2017) YTS

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Having just appropriated almost a quarter of a

Having just appropriated almost a quarter of a ton of gold bullion, “Rhino” (Stéphane Ferrara) and his gang of hoodlums know they are going to have to lie low for a few months until the dust settles and they can smelt the whole lot down (and not into Eiffel Towers, neither) and literally liquidate their ill-gotten asset. The snag proves to be, though, that their hideaway has also attracted some other unexpected occupants. Namely eccentric writer “Bernier” (Marc Barbé) who has his stimulating and glamorous moll “Luce” (Elina Löwensohn) in tow, and there are also a couple of trigger-happy gendarmes nearby too. Rapidly, this hitherto peaceful island begins to become an emotionally and sexually charged location where all we really need is some Ennio Morricone music and a guest appearance from Eli Wallach. That’s maybe the issue I had with this. Although the photography is gorgeous, the sea azure and the house it’s very own little fortress, this is really just an amalgam of so many films that have been done before - and better. It’s actually too short to do very much in the way of character development and so has an almost video game feel to it as the tensions mount and we find out who is the better shot. Moreover, it hasn’t any subtlety. It’s in your face fury right from the start, there’s very little by way of humour and neither the acting nor the dialogue really do enough to distinguish this in any way nor make us care whether anyone survives or not. At least there’s the aptly named “Brute” (Bernie Bonvoisin) to liven things up but overall I was really quite disappointed with the lack of imagination and the sheer force of this film.

Reviewed by Pairic 7 / 10

Pretentious Psychedelica Detracts From Good Thriller.

LET THE CORPSES TAN (LAISSEZ BRONZER LES CADAVRES!): A pretty good shootout thriller which is a bit messed up by philosophical and avant garde pretensions in fantasy sequences (some may be memories) and stilted dialogue. They don't quite negate the negation but might have negated the the film. Fortunately the action shots triumph over the postmodernist pisstakes to acheive a satisfactory synthesis.An artist and a novelist are living in a series of ruins on a hilltop in the South of France, their lawyer arrives but has made a pact with a gang of Gold Bullion robbers to use the abode as a hideout. Meanwhile the author's wife arrives with her maid and a child (snatched) from a previous realtionship. Actually the robbers meet them by the hitching and give them a lift. Motorcycle cops investigating both the robbery and child abduction come to the ruins.A many sided battle ensues with shifting allegiances taking place. This is very much a homage to/pastiche of the exploitation euro-Gangster films of the 1970's but is weakened by (imho) unnecessary psychedelic additions. The only effects I really appreciated was the effect of the Gold on the crooks, their faces tanned with avarice as they gazed on the bullion. Reminiscent of scenes from The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. Some really savage and bloody scenes.Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani with the assistance of novelist Jean-Pierre Bastid on the screenplay would have delivered a pretty good thriller if they'd left out or toned down the biarrare elements. 6.5/10

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Laissez bronzer les cadavres

2017 [FRENCH]

Action / Thriller

Laissez bronzer les cadavres

2017 [FRENCH]

Action / Thriller

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Having just appropriated almost a quarter of a

Pretentious Psychedelica Detracts From Good Thriller.

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