Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq (2001)
Paris. 1830. In the heart of the town, Vidocq, a famous detective, disappeared as he fights the Alchemist, an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Pitof
Written By: Jean-Christophe Grangé, Pitof, François-Eugène Vidocq
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, Dominique Zardi, Guillaume Canet, Edith Scob, Moussa Maaskri, Inés Sastre
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
AKA: Vidocq
Country: France
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Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq belongs to 8 collections
1. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
2. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
3. Netflix Watch Instantly (public: dgeiser13 - 2 stars)
4. jj-lib-movies (public: junggle - 1 star)
5. Sitges: Best Film (collaborative: moderated by Tostadora)
6. Darko DVD RC2 (public: Vandelay1)
7. The DVD collection of sjostrand (public: sjostrand)
8. Genre Films From Around The World Of Interest (public: Coheed)
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| Jul 18, 2021 |  |
muutanet | 37 28th |
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I liked the sets and environmental work. The story then again was messy and uninteresting. Cameraman was too close to skin for my taste.
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| Jun 22, 2020 | thyron | 60 17th |
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Jean-Christophe Grange wrote this, and it shows. Confusing camerawork and script, but watchable as a historical fantasy thriller.
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| Aug 20, 2014 |  |
TinyBonanza | 47 54th |
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my soul is a tortured face burnt upon an altar
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| Dec 26, 2012 | ghant444 | 75 45th |
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Don't be scared away by the low reviews. I'm a huge fan of the visuals - should have waiting for 1080p to come out before making this flick. Comical acting and dialogue, pretty good story line. The filming angles can be quite annoying at times though, and doesn't hold much replay value.
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| Apr 20, 2012 |  |
begoniabol | 30 31st |
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Hasn't aged well at all. Not that great of a story. Messy camera work with many close-up shots aren't my cup of tea unless they are done really well. And did my ears deceive me, or did I hear the bad guy make a cheetah growl during the end fight.......?
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| Apr 18, 2012 |  |
suplextrain | 90 95th |
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Good cinematography, acting and music.
While the plot isn't very unique, the storytelling is solid and well paced.
The action is also solid.
Overall it's an enjoyable and interesting movie that does some unique things.
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| Jul 08, 2011 |  |
SirRobbie | 60 24th |
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The movie is so-so but the cinematography is truly brilliant.
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| Jan 05, 2011 |  |
Valenzetti | 79 54th |
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Bizarre, and quite the looker at times, if somewhat stilted.
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| Oct 31, 2009 |  |
Obdurate | 80 66th |
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The reveal rarely ever lives up to the hype but the visual effects were amazing, and I didn't think this was a bland picture. Sure, it doesn't really stray too far from the type of plot you'd find within this genre, but I thought there were some interesting ideas and some good fight scenes. Everytime the Alchemist showed up it was entertaining. Most of the music was good but there was a moment or two where it was wonky.
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| Apr 27, 2009 | alpinaburana | 88 92nd |
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just for visual effects!
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| Apr 18, 2009 |  |
sakuragirl | 78 71st |
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nice one..
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| Jan 26, 2009 |  |
eric-jan | 80 87th |
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Loved this movie. Although a little vague and hard to follow it's very original!! Must see.
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| Jan 23, 2009 | micah | 50 18th |
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Some interesting visuals, but an overall bland picture. I've never been a Gérard Depardieu fan.
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| Sep 23, 2008 |  |
tathiel | 69 26th |
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It started out good, but I hate it when I guess the whole plot and the 'murderer' before the film has come to an end. I didn't like that electric guitar soundtrack at end, too. The rest was nice.
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| Jan 18, 2008 |  |
jsopanen | 60 84th |
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Bizarre but interesting. I just love the historical serial killers. There simply ain't enough stories about them.
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| Jan 27, 2007 | istayaway | 81 54th |
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Quite a decent plot, and the visuals were just incredible
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| Average Percentile 40.92% from 479 Ratings |  |