Rating: 46
English Titles: District B13; District 13; 13th District.
Synopsis: In 2010, they build walls around 'bad' neighborhoods. When a gangster from one of them hijacks a missile, they send a cop in.
Appraisal: Most of the fun in this film comes from the action scenes, which are really slick, with splendid cinematography, editing and camerawork. The script, however, leaves the impression of having been written in 15 minutes. The plan that the central duo concocts for entering the district is never carried out, for unexplained reasons; instead, they end up doing the most stupid thing possible. Also, the 'girlfriend' by the side of the bomb tries to do the most inexplicable, idiotic thing imaginable, just so we have a little extra suspense.
*MILD SPOILER AHEAD*
Finally, the ending is really sappy and makes one wonder: if the premise of the movie is that in 6 years the social situation will have deteriorated that much, how come they have such a happy turnaround of events in such a small time? In other words, how can a film that starts off in such a pessimistic key end up in an even more intensely optimistic one?
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