Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum (District 13: Ultimatum) (2009)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 70
Fresh: 52 | Rotten: 18
District 13 bites off more than it can chew with its political subtext and questionable script, but the many action sequences are never less than entertaining.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 3
District 13 bites off more than it can chew with its political subtext and questionable script, but the many action sequences are never less than entertaining.
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The loud, intense, and explosive action saga Banlieue 13: Ultimatum is a sequel to the 2004 European blockbuster Banlieue 13. This second installment was directed by Patrick Alessandrin but initially gestated from the vision of writer-producer Luc Besson, also responsible for scripting and producing the first go-round. Ultimatum unfurls three years after the original, in the slightly dystopian realm of suburban Paris, circa 2013. Ultra-violence now riddles that sphere -- to such a degree that
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Cast
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Cyril Raffaelli
Damien Tomaso -
David Belle
Leïto, Leïto, Le?to -
Philippe Torreton
French President -
Daniel Duval
Walter Gassman -
Elodie Yung
Tao -
MC Jean Gab'1
Molko -
James Deano
Karl le Skin -
La Fouine
Ali K -
Fabrice Feltzinger
Little Montana -
Pierre-Marie Mosconi
Roland -
Sophie Ducasse
Sonya -
Moussa Maaskri
Roland's First Man -
Patrick Steltzer
General -
Jean Gilles Barbier
Chief of Police -
Laurent Gerard
Maurice Bertome -
Jean-Louis Meyniac
Molko's Guard -
Mahamadou Coulibaly
Doudou -
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Frédéric Chau
Tran -
Sydney Wernicke
Seb -
Lannick Gautry
Cool Friend -
Bing Yin
Yun -
Grigori Manoukov
Igor -
Christian Sinniger
Commander -
Adrien Ruiz
Submarine Officer -
Guy Amram
Chief Commander of Gign -
Sabria Hadir
Safia -
Soraya Djafri
Safia's Girlfriend -
Salim Boughidene
Samir -
Mourad Belaiboud
Hassan -
Andy Dede
Hassan's Friend -
Nicky Marbot
Captain Swat -
Arnaud Simon
Denis -
Steeve Ly
Manuel
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All Critics (70) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (18) | DVD (3)
No need for CGI when you've got sweet moves, fast feet and a bottomless hoard of adrenaline.
Top CriticThis sequel to the French actioner District B13 (2004) offers more of what made the original such a sublimely stupid pleasure.
If anyone is going to persuade fanboys to attend a movie with French subtitles, that man is Luc Besson.
While it doesn't match the bombastic, bone-breaking brio of its predecessor, 2004's District B-13, this sequel imaginatively spices up the leftovers.
This is the first action movie in which bombs serve a humanitarian end.
This tale of conspiracy and corruption, directed with adrenalized pleasure by Patrick Alessandrin and written by a reinvigorated Luc Besson, has a brain.
If you like your action comic-book style, with the emphasis more on slapstick than on blood and gore, this silly but slick sequel is a great way to get your fix.
Silly action with phony-looking stunts. And, the story? Don't get me started. Paul Chambers, CNN.
French parkour-action sequel - featuring David Belle, one of the inventors of the sport - to the kinetic dystopian 2004 film District B13, features lots of incredible stunts that at least look as though they weren't accomplished by the use of green screen
Adrenaline-filled, high-flying and brutal. A truly impressive action film that will hit you in the chest with awesome.
Evildoers vs. parkour-running underdog heroes
The chief motivation for watching this film is to see people bouncing off walls. That being the case, you could just as easily watch neighborhood kids on a sugar rush.
Mission accomplie.
the film is an enormous amount of fun and it provides everything that one could possibly want in a piece of straightforward cinematic eye candy
The parkour action doesn't get old --- it just becomes more amazing.
Here's hoping this second version is the final installment of this particular story. Let's not completely ruin a good thing.
Little more than a series of loosely connected (and fairly effective) action set pieces.
If you enjoyed the first installment, Ultimatum will probably be right up your alley...not to mention your fire-escape railing and your rooftop ledge.
The start-stop rhythm lets you know when you can focus less on the obvious plot mechanics and governmental conspiracy stuff, and recharge for the next ridiculous and acrobatic Parkour sequence.
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