Review of La Balance (1982) by Cole Smithey for ColeSmithey.com — 09 Aug 2007

Natalie Baye is at her best in this cool French policier.

This review of La Balance (1982) was written by Cole Smithey and published by ColeSmithey.com on 09 Aug 2007.

La Balance has generally received positive reviews.

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[font=Century Gothic]La Balance starts off with Paulo, a police informer, being killed by crime boss, Roger Massina(Maurice Ronet)…

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By Gary Arnold (279) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 Apr 2018

Unfolds with fairly dependable tension and excitement, but the lurid milieu and characters never concentrate our attention…

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By Ivan G (92) on 06 May 2018

Cops & robbers in Paris with intriguing characters & nice little touches the burned-out critics ignore of just plain fail to see…

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By Ross H (144) on 23 Nov 2010

Tough ,Brutal and Brilliant just some of the words that sum up Bob Swaims La Balance a French cop thriller was american undercurrets…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

La Balance sees this Parisian underworld as clearly as any movie I can remember…

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