Review of District B13 (2004) by Andy B — 08 Oct 2009

This manic, dumb French action movie solely exists to showcase the French originated extreme sport of parkour, thats free running, and uses one of the sports originators as a main character. The stunts are certainly entertaining, and its refreshing to see real, non CGI stuntwork for a change.

Unfortunately the surrounding movie is pretty lame, and the stuntmen's limited dramatic skills are a real hindrance to an already derivative plot. I'd rather have watched one of the excellent documentaries on the sport than this mediocre action movie.