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La Mentale: The Code

La Mentale: The Code (2004)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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Movie Info

Upon his release from prison, hardened criminal Dris (Samuel Le Bihan) sets out to eschew his past life and live a peaceful, crime-free existence with his girlfriend. Unfortunately, Dris's cousin Yanis (Samy Naceri) has plans to entangle him in a variety of illicit activities, and attempts to coax the ex-con back into a lawless existence. Now a powerful mob boss, Yanis has longed for his cousin's release for years, firmly believing that together they can rule the crime-strewn streets of their

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Art House & International

Manuel Boursinhac

May 11, 2004

Samuel Goldwyn Films

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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (10) | DVD (5)

Think of The Code as an episode of The Sopranos stripped of humor or much insight.

March 19, 2004 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Every time Yanis leaves the screen, our interest lags.

February 19, 2004 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
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A fumbling tribute to the philosophical French gangster films of the 1950's.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times
New York Times
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A routine gangster picture with a lot of internecine turf wars and a rush of angry dialogue being spat about, accompanied by English subtitles.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Daily News
New York Daily News
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A boring and violent French crime thriller.

February 13, 2004
New York Post
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The atmospheric, richly detailed La Mentale has terrific vitality with its volatile mixture of alternating camaraderie and savagery.

February 12, 2004 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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[Samuel Le Bihan] should have Hollywood at his feet.... He's more the French Liam Neeson than the next Olivier Martinez.

April 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com
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Unpredictable deviations from the formula ... keep the film interesting.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Just a bunch of idiots killing other idiots. You've seen it before.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News

This hack job simply apes the conventions of dumb, homegrown crime dramas.

February 13, 2004 Full Review Source: E! Online
E! Online

If the plot comes off more like a reworking of Scorsese's tales of Italian-American mobsters, Boursinhac nevertheless shows a sure hand with his story.

February 11, 2004 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly

Not only is The Code visually unexciting, it doesn't seem to have a discernable point beyond trying to set up an elaborate shoot-out.

February 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
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