Mesrine: Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)

Mesrine: Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (R) - Review

"A History of Violence"

Vincent Cassel again plays Jacques Mesrine, a notorious French gangster who evaded capture while maintaining a spotlight, capturing his life through the 1970s until his capture.  Vincent is the reason more than ever to watch as unfortunately his escapades become more ego-centric and less entertaining.  Mesrine returns to France and becomes a political hot button, a media darling and an extremely wanted man.  Overly long and slower paced than Part 1, Mesrine finds himself being tracked by a special task force while he kidnaps the rich and cajoles the press.  However, in spite of Cassel's dynamite strutting and likeable sleazy air, if you've sat through both films its hard to stir any kind of sympathy at Mesrine's bloody conclusion, well perhaps some for the little dog.

6 Extrajudicial Vengeances out of 10 (GOOD)