Ripoux contre Ripoux (1990)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 1990
	Director: Claude Zidi (La totale!, Astérix et Obélix contre César)
	Actors: Philippe Noiret (Le vieux Fusil, Topaz), Thierry Lhermitte (Les Bronzés 1-3), Guy Marchand
	Country: F
	Genre: Polar, Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 21.12.2014, DVD, 11" computer screen
Synopsis: As Francois (Lhermitte) wishes to become commissioner, René (Noiret) keeps on living from his small-time corruption deals.
Review: Christmas holidays in France means watching old French movies. I got this one in a paper-box DVD some years ago at a flee market. I mistook it for the original movie Les Ripoux while it is actually the sequel. The best part in this movie is the location of most of the police action in the beautiful Montmartre area of Paris. The story is otherwise classic for a sequel: change threatens the relationship built during the first movie, and after some trial period everything ends for the best. The actors are good enough, especially Noiret whom I loved in Le vieux Fusil. It was pleasant to watch Ripoux contre Ripoux, but I would rather have watched the first movie, although both are anyway not the best that French polars can propose.
Rating: 5 /10