Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum (2009)
Genre: Action / Scifi
Duration: 101 minuten
Alternative titles: District 13 - Ultimatum / B13-U
Country:
France
Directed by: Patrick Alessandrin
Stars: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle and Daniel Duval
IMDb score:
6,5 (47.723)
Releasedate: 18 February 2009
Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum plot
Banlieue 13, four years later. The government has changed, but the rest have not. The wall that provides insulation, taller and bigger than ever, is scattered throughout the ghettos and gangs have expanded their influence. Business is now spread over five different ethnic neighborhoods, each with its own powerful leader. More determined than ever to 'solve' the problems, the Secret Service is adding fuel to the fire. Damien and Leito re-team to save the city from chaos.
Actors and actresses
Damien
Leïto
Le Président de la République
Walter Gassman
Tao
Molko
Karl le skin
Ali-K
Little Montana
Roland
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 13232 messages
- 11124 votes
Nice film in which a part of Paris is still surrounded by a high wall to isolate the scum. Where the predecessor produced a fresh action film, this is slightly less the case here (also because the jumping and climbing work is less visible). Nevertheless, it is certainly entertaining and the action scenes look good again.
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Brabants
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- 2896 messages
- 2154 votes
This sequel is again quite nice, but not as catchy as the first film. This second part tries to bring in a bit more story, which is clearly at the expense of the style. In which part one knows its strength and simplicity by keeping the Archdeugniet mainly in district 13, it can be found outside district 13 in the second part. As a result, all style elements such as dubious figures, racing cars and the parkour are represented to a lesser extent. This was precisely the strength of the film, because it created a certain atmosphere. The first five minutes suggest that it was going to be another hit, but after that it unfortunately soon became no more than what I described above.
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leatherhead
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- 3556 messages
- 1813 votes
Slightly less than its predecessor, but fun nonetheless.
In itself, this sequel follows the same recipe as its predecessor; Poor District 13 is once again in danger of falling victim to political intrigue, and our two acrobatic protagonists are once again on hand to undermine these nefarious schemes. Will they succeed? Of course they succeed. After which - as icing on the cake - the biggest villain among the corrupt scum is personally lured for a while. Nothing new under the sun, so it's not very far.
Because the action is spectacular enough, although just a step lower than the action in part one. However, Alessandrin apparently saw the need to pay just a little too much attention to an in fact wafer-thin story. You don't have to be a connoisseur to see that the plot is pure nonsense, so why does it take so much time in relative terms?
But otherwise an extremely entertaining active hitch. The dynamic fights and free-run sessions were once again enjoyable. I'm definitely up for a third part. 3.0*.
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