Review of Empire of the Wolves (2005) by Patrick K — 28 Aug 2007

This is a seriously disturbing movie, which it is meant to be. However, it's effectiveness in emotional evocation really didn't save it from skepticism. I mean, how many coincidences can you cram on a single character? Why would some supremely powerful French-Turkish mafia expend that much money and manpower on recouping some heroin? And why is Jean Reno's facial hair so frightening? Speaking of which, I also could never keep track of whether Reno was a villain or merely a shady good guy, and he flip-flops more than a pre-primary presidential candidate.