Review of Le Samouraï (1967) by Nicolas A — 26 Jun 2012
No need for intellectual conversations our dramatic remarks, no powerful score needed either, just let the images tell the storyDirecting: Jean-Pierre Melville directs the movie in a very cool and suspenceful way.
I love the lack of music which makes the movie more reallistic. Also the way he builds up the suspence is very creative. We get to see the whole film very clearly and detailed with only very little of conversation.
The originality is huge and makes this film one of the top hitman films ever! in fact its one of the few hitman films that you can take serious, that is if you compare it to the american movies.Acting:To begin with I must say that I really loved Natalie Delon in her not to big but very important part, as a debutant she was tremendous.
Francois Perier was very sublime as the inspector and gave his character all the presence he needs. But offcource the star of the film is Alain Delon, the charisma he's giving to his character is perfect, his slow movements and sincere facial expressions made him look very powerful, intelligent and not to be underestemated as the hitman 'Jeff Costello' .
A very fine performance in this french neo-noir classic!
This review of Le Samouraï (1967) was written by Nicolas A on 26 Jun 2012.
Le Samouraï has generally received very positive reviews.
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