Fantastic Fest 2009

"Take Metropolis, Blade Runner and Sin City, set them in Paris in 2054, run their widescreen visuals through an ultra-high-contrast B&W photocopying machine and you’ll have a semblance of Renaissance, a melancholy actioner that shines a new light on film noir. A sort of The Third Man for the 21st century, chiaroscuro curio’s level of graphic invention is exceeded only by its pleasingly mournful approach. Fans of live action melded with a graphic-novel sensibility should consider this a must.

Suspenseful, though not entirely unfamiliar, narrative follows an intrepid cop assigned to find a kidnapped, 22-year-old female scientist. She works -- as does just about everybody -- for mega-corp Avalon. But something that happened back in 2006 casts a long, mysterious shadow over his investigation.

Pic’s monochrome, visually startling universe portrays a future that’s exceedingly cool but not too futuristic, including a nod to Op Art of the ‘60s. The Metro is still running, and the Eiffel Tower and Sacre-Coeur are both where they belong." - (Variety)

I implore you to take a few minutes and check out the trailer for this film, it will jump-start that special tingling sensation and set your expectation levels at such a height that the movie would have to provide you with a happy ending to live up. You never know, it looks so damn good, that this may be the one that takes the audience to complete and total satisfaction. - (Tim League Fantastic Fest)