The Assault
2010, Action/Mystery & thriller, 1h 31m
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Thierry
Commandant Denis Favier
Carole
Yahia
Mustapha
Makhlouf
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Critic Reviews for The Assault
All Critics (15) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (7)
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Shot in black and white, it is well made and helped by copious research.
April 20, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The kind of serious, adult action movie that the US and UK struggle to make.
April 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
A very robust piece of filmmaking with subtle shades of moral complexity to boot.
April 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
So gripping and focused that it easily bests Hollywood movies with 50 times its budget.
April 6, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
In place of emotional stakes, we get gleaming, stylized, occasionally slow-motion violence, filmed in such extreme close-ups and cramped spaces that it's impossible to differentiate gunman and victim.
April 5, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/5 -
Brisk and technically efficient, The Assault is a dull film based on a real event that certainly wasn't.
April 5, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
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Shot in black and white, it is well made and helped by copious research.
April 20, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The kind of serious, adult action movie that the US and UK struggle to make.
April 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
A very robust piece of filmmaking with subtle shades of moral complexity to boot.
April 19, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
So gripping and focused that it easily bests Hollywood movies with 50 times its budget.
April 6, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
Based on the real life airliner hijacking that took place on December 24, 1994 in Algiers, director Julien Leclercq's sophomore effort does little more than make you wish you were watching any number of better hostage/terrorist films.
February 9, 2020 | Full Review… -
The staging is meticulous.
April 22, 2012 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Assault
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Dec 22, 2012Genuinely surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for this fantastic film. It deserves a lot of love for the way it crafts a tense but realistic thriller. SOmething of a different Christmas movie for me, this recounts the true events of Christmas Eve - Boxing Day 1994, as armed Algerian terrorists take over a plane. We weave in and out of the different facets that must deal with the crisis including those on the plane, the government, and the tactics team that will eventually have to take them down. The film is shot with urgency and perfectly recreates the feeling of dread and despair. Best of all is the historical for this film. People laugh and ignore the woman who believes this to be a suicide mission. Something we most certainly would make our first guess in this day and age. The action is incredible, considering it takes place in such a small space. The climax is repetitive in an invigorating way, as the terrorists and police trade shots without busting out into action heroics. I was completely engrossed by this little gem, which I may make a Christmas regular.Luke B Super Reviewer
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