The Crew

The Crew is a standard French crime flick in which the protagonists are “honorable thieves”, but the plan goes off the rails and they have to become killers in order to survive. Of course, the most charismatic of them draws the rest of the crew, including his younger brother, into a life of crime, and his own mother condemns him for it. And even he would prefer to give it up and get back together with his pretty ex-wife, but... Cliché stacked on top of cliché, but it’s entertaining as an action flick with a flowing plot. (14/02/2021)

It’s true that The Crew brings nothing new. On the other hand, the movie involves a whole bunch of tough guys and fate would have it that every single one of them is a native Frenchman. Just look at the names of the actors – Sami Bouajila, Youssef Hajdi or Baya Belal. In their defense, I have to say that in terms of acting, their faces did the trick portraying the toughness. For instance, Sami Bouajila convinced me to google him to find out whether such a good actor was born a Muslim. I didn’t end up finding out, but what I did find out after watching the movie was that I had a hell of a time watching it. And that’s definitely enough to keep me happy for a while. (24/04/2017)