After a long delay, I was finally able to view the conclusion of the two-part series about French gangster Jacques Mesrine, thanks to Bay Street Video. Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 follows the criminal as he moves in and out of custody and the police move ever closer. The true crime drama captures the last two years of Mesrine’s career, culminating in a violent shootout in the Parisian suburbs. Unlike the prequel, the tone of this work more like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Public Enemies. Like Mesrine: Public Enemy, the film is excellent and shares many of the …
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The Shawshank Redemption is a good film that features strong performances, excellent direction, and a script that exposes the subtleties of life inside prison walls (normally ignored by the public). “Red” is a frank, honest narrator who gains the sympathy of the audience. There are some spectacular shots that simulate the perspective of a third party observer, perhaps, who knows what goes on inside Shawshank Prison but doesn’t wish to intervene. Patient pacing shows how Andy Dufresne overcomes his personal demons and beats and unjust system over the course of nineteen years. The film is no fairy tale — every …