IMDb plot summary: After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Starring Alain Delon, Bourvil, and Gian Maria Volonte.
Le Cercle Rouge follows a newly released prisoner who finds himself meeting to take on another job even though they put him at risk of heading back to prison. I have really liked other films by this same director, but this one just didn't gel for me, not even with Alain Delon as our protagonist. It just seems to tread so many of the same old tropes of crime movies, and I'm just tired of hearing about them. I don't know that this brought anything new to the table, although if you're only going to watch one movies focusing on these themes, this isn't a bad one. It's just not one that I was going to get much out of. The cinematography and acting and scripting are all fine. If this is your kind of movie, it's definitely worth the watch. If it's not, it doesn't step beyond its boxes.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Le Cercle Rouge < Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Le Cercle Rouge > Fast Food Nation
Le Cercle Rouge < The Christmas Toy
Le Cercle Rouge < Treasures of the Snow
Le Cercle Rouge > A Mighty Wind
Le Cercle Rouge < The Dinner Game
Le Cercle Rouge > Gozu
Le Cercle Rouge > Monsters University
Le Cercle Rouge < Sliding Doors
Le Cercle Rouge < The Big House
Le Cercle Rouge < Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Le Cercle Rouge > The Accidental Tourist
Final spot: #2580 out of 3651, or 29%.
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