Caught the tail end of this film yesterday, and had forgotten just how great it is...didn't do any research for this post, but the French actor who plays the inspector (also a wise old guy in Ronin and Munich) is a superb actor. I need to learn more about him. Anyway, if you haven't seen the movie, do yourself a favour and watch a classic cat and mouse chase with this one. But don't, repeat don't mistake this for the Bruce Willis movie where computers talk to you, and you can pick up vans with enough firepower to bring down mountains. All while sneering and sporting that 'I was good in Moonlighting, wasn't I?' look. After Reindeer Games Bruce's version of 'Jackal' should go down as one of the most ridiculous pieces of film ever shot.
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That's the one where Jack Black gets toasted at Willis' trigger, right? I think we watched that at Sun Peaks last year.
This movie is very good and you're absolutlely right about the "remake". Clearly, Hollywood has run out of ideas when they resort to remaking a movie this good.
BTW...what was the last remake that anyone can remember that was in fact better than the original -- Spielberg's War of the Worlds -- I think not!
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