Storyline
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.
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Idris Elba, Kelly Reilly, Eriq Ebouaney, José Garcia, Daniel Westwood, Jorge Leon Martinez, Charlotte Le Bon, Richard Madden, Thierry Godard, Anatol Yusef, Alex Fondja, Arieh Worthalter, Vincent Londez, Mohamed Makhtoumi, Théo Costa Marini, Jérôme Gaspard, Ines Boughanmi, Valeria Ragonese, Tugba Tirpan
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Reviews
60
Bastille Day is fun, for the most part, but the biggest take-home here is how easily Elba could slip into Bond’s shoes.
60
It’s Watkins’ lean, keen instinct for choreographing and cutting action set pieces that keeps Bastille Day afloat.
60
Empire
It rarely makes sense – the script vastly overestimates the power of the hashtag as a weapon of mass destruction – but you’re never bored.
60
It’s a bit silly maybe, with a plot that requires you to overlook the implausibility of a certain smartphone with no passcode protection. But there is a nifty premise.
60
The thing actually docking this unpretentious ride is a nagging shortage of charm, because all the script’s efforts can’t drum up a buddy dynamic between Elba and Madden (both playing Yanks) that’s anything more than strictly contractual.
