POINT BLANK from MAGNOLIA (2010). The France action-thriller was a box office smash in that country. The production budget climbed to $10 million. It made $9 million at the world-wide box office.
I saw this at an independent movie theater in Los Angeles. I own a Blu-ray copy too.
There are 3 remakes of "Point Blank." One coming from South Korea called, "The Target" (2014). The second one comes from India called, "Password" (2019). The U.S. remake kept the same French title and it was released on "Netflix" (2019).
"Point Blank" tells the story of a nurse-aid named Samuel. He saves the life of an unknown man who might be a wanted killer. That killer's brother kidnaps Samuel's pregnant wife. He is forced to take the killer out of the hospital and exchange him for the wife. The Paris police show up. Samuel and the killer go on the run.... It's a fast-paced, exciting thriller, with surprising twists and turns.
The Hollywood remake was turned into a Buddy action-thriller. The nurse-aid and the killer argue and throw one-liners at each other. The film also tries to have humor in it.... The French version never goes in that direction. Samuel and the killer are forced to work together. They never become friends. Both are from two different world's and that brings the movie into a lot of tension and excitement.
In the U.S. version. Anthony Mackie portrays the nurse-aid and is totally unbelievable. He's got muscular shoulders and huge bi-cep arms. He tries to act like a non-violent person and it didn't work.
The French version has the nurse-aid "Samuel " as a normal guy. He's also out-of-shape physically. He is forced into the criminal underworld who picks up a gun for the first time. We see everything through Samuel's eyes as he tries to save his pregnant wife.
I prefer the original and will soon watch the South Korean remake called, "The Target." We'll see how that movie fares....
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