Renegade

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Movie Info

From Jan Kounen, the French director of the violent cult actioner Dobermann, comes this loose adaptation of Jean "Mobius" Giraud's comic series Blueberry. Vincent Cassel stars as Mike Blueberry, a lawman whose past comes back to haunt him when his town is invaded by the nefarious Blount (Michael Madsen), the man responsible for his first love's murder. Led by a German con man by the name of Prosit (an unrecognizable Eddie Izzard), Blount and his crew search for an ancient treasure buried deep within Indian tribal grounds, while Blueberry and his Indian friend Runi (Temuera Morrison) race to keep the land sacred and stop the thieves by any means possible. Featuring Juliette Lewis and her father, Geoffrey Lewis, in supporting roles, the film sports a solid American cast that boasts an additional performance by Colm Meaney and a rare appearance by none other than Ernest Borgnine.

Rating:

R (adult situations)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Western
Directed By:

Jan Kounen
Written By:

Matt Alexander, Gérard Brach, Jan Kounen
In Theaters:

Feb 25, 2004 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 2, 2004
Runtime:

124 minutes
Studio:

UGC International

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Cast

Vincent Cassel
as Mike Blueberry

Juliette Lewis
as Maria

Michael Madsen
as Wallace Sebastian Blount

Ernest Borgnine
as Rolling star

Colm Meaney
as McClure

Temuera Morrison
as Runi

Djimon Hounsou
as Woodhead

Eddie Izzard
as Prosit

Hugh O'Conor
as Young Mike

Geoffrey Lewis
as Sullivan

Nichole M. Hiltz
as Lola

Kateri Walker
as Kateri

Vahina Giocante
as Madeleine

Kestenbetsa
as Kheetseen

Tcheky Karyo
as Uncle

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Critic Reviews for Renegade

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | DVD (1)

I have no requirement that film genres, any more than literary ones, should be pure, but it's difficult to imagine that an enthusiastic audience for this stoners' western would comprise anyone apart from crystal-dangling deadheads.

Jan 8, 2018 | Full Review…

Will Self
London Evening Standard
Top Critic
Opaque mystical western.

Jun 11, 2017 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
colossal waste of cult comic book's reputation

Jun 26, 2005 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review…

Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews
It's "bad art," they'll say. That's fine, for the rest of us there's always a haven in the appreciation of "bad art."

Apr 3, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com
I hereby propose to close the voting for the Raspberry awards 2004, and incidentally rebaptise them the 'Blueberry awards'. What a mess.

Jul 29, 2004 | Full Review…

Boyd van Hoeij
european-films.net
As it gets more spiritual and internal, it makes less and less sense.

May 22, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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Audience Reviews for Renegade

Feb 14, 2012

Take out the enhanced computer graphics and you have a decent western, This would have been much better on the big screen, Not sure why some parts were added. Seems all modern day westerns have to have effects added that really have nothing to do with the story or the time period. Still its worth 3 stars

Bruce B Super Reviewer
May 24, 2008

Lots of Indian mysticism in this one, and some stunning special effects. I enjoyed it.

Morris N Super Reviewer
Mar 03, 2008

Unique cinematography and generally very <i>addictive</i> movie; somewhere between <a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/2001-a-space-odyssey">Space Odyssey</a> and <a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/the-fountain">The Fountain</a> in terms of trippiness. Not at all what I expected from a Western. There were some moments where the acting could have been a tad better, but I'm nonetheless giving it 4 stars for its uniqueness (if for nothing else).

Ed K Super Reviewer
Nov 25, 2007

"When the angels kiss the demons,... you'd better be ready"

Arash X Super Reviewer