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Jean Reno couldn't save the film. He saved the girl though.

Film Review: Cold Blood Legacy (2019)

By Peter PPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Storyline

Despite the fact that a man named Henry has long been retired, he is still one of the most dangerous and wanted killers. He settled away from people in the forest near the lake. Once, as usual, he was busy with his business, when suddenly a strange sound was heard. Upon arrival, he saw a wounded girl who had fallen from her sleds. She needs urgent help, which Henry is unable to provide in these conditions. She must be delivered to the city hospital, as soon as possible. But in this case, he risks being detected. But he cannot leave a poor girl to die.

Genre

Action / Thriller

Country

France / Ukraine / Belgium

Cast

Jean Reno : Henry

Sarah Lind : Melody

Joe Anderson : Kappa

Director

Frédéric Petitjean

My Opinion

I had a stand-off with a wolf earlier,

and he has tasted human blood…

yours.

Jean Reno. The ever-calm actor is usually associated with roles such as a police detective, a gangster or an assassin. The quiet-looking Frenchman has a specific appearance that fits perfectly with such roles. Strange but true. I have only recently seen the film “Léon: The Professional“. Without a doubt the very best that Jean Reno has demonstrated on the silver screen. An experienced assassin who, as a loner, takes care of the little girl Mathilda and teaches her the tricks of the trade. A cult film “avant la lettre”. In “Cold Blood LegacyJean Reno plays a similar character. A professional and devious person who does his jobs in a well-argued manner. And with that, the most positive thing about “Cold Blood Legacy” is said.

Ouch, straight-to-video.

Cold Blood Legacy” is a straight-to-video film, which is already a hint as to what you can expect. Nothing good, I fear. Yes, Henry (Jean Reno) radiates authority and calmness. He carefully weighs each word he's going to say. And he reads philosophical books thoroughly such as “The Art of War”. He also knows enough about injuries and how to treat them. And finally, he seems to be skilled in survival techniques. Survival techniques that are necessary when you live at an isolated winter spot far from civilization and surrounded by unapproachable nature. In short, it is once again a pleasure to see Jean Reno at work.

The rest is abominably bad.

Unfortunately, Reno’s brilliant acting isn’t enough to make this film a success. The rest is abominably bad, to say the least. Not only is the story itself terribly boring and not interesting. Some interpretations are also ridiculously bad. The two police detectives Kappa (Joe Anderson) and Davies (Ihor Ciszkewycz) in particular, will probably win the Challenge Cup for “Most lousy characters”. Although this is more due to the script than the qualities of the actors themselves. David Gyasi’s character is also open to criticism. The purpose of his role in this film remained a mystery to me. But it’s primarily the story where it’s going wrong. It all isn’t really clear. And above all, it seems as if it’s a combination of story lines and impressions that have been crammed into one story in a confusing way. But then again, mauybe it's just me.

A forgettable movie.

Still some positive comments. Sarah Lind’s acting is convincing enough, even though she does that almost the entire film from a horizontal position. The interaction between her and Henry sometimes makes the film fascinating to watch. A psychological joust between two strangers with their own secrets. And as I said before, Henry proves that he's an expert in the medical field. And apparently he's an expert in the field of torture techniques as well. Furthermore, the film is peppered with beautiful nature images of this wintry, frosty landscape. A wooden cabin surrounded by snowy peaks, pine trees and an immensely frozen lake. However, don’t expect any tension or gripping action scenes. “Cold Blood Legacy” is simply lifeless and boring. And at the end of the film, everything still remained unclear and blurry. The fact that I didn’t remember the next day what it was about, was a logical consequence. Hopefully, Jean Reno will shine again in a solid action thriller somewhere in the future.

You can watch "Cold Blood Legacy" on amazon.com "Prime Video"

My rating 3/10

Links: IMDB

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Peter P

I'm Peter,born in 1966 and from Belgium. Married with Veronika.Two lovely kids,Karolien & Filip.I'm a big movie-fan.That's why I created a blog.It's fun writing for it.Leave a comment there.That'll make my day :) http://movie-freak.be

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