Film Review 7: Fire with fire vs La fleur de l'àge (Cinema VS Cinema 4)

In this fourth round we have an exciting action and western film (Fire with fire) and on the other hand we have a french film about the old age people (La fleur de l'àge). Which one will win?

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!

1

Title: Fire with fire

Country: USA 

Year: 2012

Genres: Action, Crime and Drama

Runtime: 1 hour and 37 minutes

Language: English 

Directed by: David Barrett

Written by: Tom O'Connor
Music by: Trevor Morris

Cinematography by: Christopher Probst
Cast: Josh Duhamel (Jeremy Coleman), Bruce Willis (Mike Cella), Rosario Dawson (Talía Durnham), Vincent D'Onofrio (David Hagan), 50 cent (Lamar), Julian McMahon (Robert), Vinnie Jones (Boyd), Arie Verveen (Darren), Eric Winter (Adam), Bonnie Sommerville (Karen Westlake), Richard Schiff (Harold Gethers), Yohance Myles (Deputy Parker), James Lesure (Craig), Quinton ''Rampage'' Jackson (Wallace) and Kevin Dunn (Agent Calvin Mullens).

                                                                               VS

2


Title: La fleur de l'âge

Country: France

Year: 2012

Genre: Dramatic Comedy

Runtime: 1 hour and 23 minutes

Language: French

Directed by: Nick Quinn

Written by: Andreia Barbosa and Santiago Amigorena
Music by: Éric Neveux

Cinematography by: David Quesemand
Cast: Pierre Arditi (Gaspard Dassonville), Jean-Pierre Marielle (Hubert Dassonville), Julie Ferrier (Zana Kotnic), Audrey Fleurot (Marion Cappelaro), Artus de Penguern (Joseph Tellier), Radivoje Bukvic (Stjepan Kotnic), Pierre Vernier (Maurice Renouard), Élisabeth Vitali (Docteur Moser), Thibault Vinçon (Fabrice Poulain), Cyril Guei (Cyril Cox), Anne Benoit (Madame Correau) and Laurie Calamy (Sarah Chevalier).



Plots:

1A firefighter out of service witnesses a murder in the hands of a group of gangsters. He enters the witness protection program until he testifies, but fails to hide for a long time from the band, so he decides to act on his own.

2Gaspard Dassonville is 63 years old, but lives as if he were young. He is a famous TV producer, collects thirty-year-old girlfriends and refuses to recognize any sign of aging. So, Gaspard is forced to take home his father, who can no longer live alone, but the untamed old man annoys his son's youthful plans. The arrival of Zana, an extravagant caretaker of galloping imagination, ends up facing father and son, because each of them are attracted to her in their own way.



My review:

Fire with fire is an interesting action film which tests the resistance of firefighter Jeremy Coleman, who had witnessed a robbery at a gasoline station store by the band of David Hagan, a fearful sociopath who seeks the weaknesses of his victims. After that, he is placed in the witness protection program of the U.S. Marshalls, but Hagan won't give up, so he knows what to do with Coleman. The firefighter decides to make an unexpected decision to end with the enemy and protect Talia, his true love.
This film was action-packed and exciting, causing you not to separate a single minute from the screen, but there is a big mistake: the amount of topics and stereotypes it has. For example, the ''black people gang'' leaded by Lamar (50 cent), the ''damsel in distress'' reflected in Talia (Rosario Dawson), who is a woman that needs to be rescued altough her knowledge with guns and the ''lucky rookie'', which is Coleman (Josh Duhamel). The only character I liked the most, was the antagonist, David Hagan, who is notably interpreted by Vincent D'Onofrio.
My conclusion about Fire with fire is that I have enjoyed it.

The second film ''La fleur de l'âge'' is bittersweet but insightful. Gaspard Dassonville is a 63 year old man with the attitude of a thirtysomething. His father, Hubert, is grumpy since he cannot stand his son's behaviour. However, when Zana Kotnic appeared, their bad relationship began to dissapear. Zana is an eccentric but happy-go-lucky woman who thinks out of the box and makes them see life from another point of view. She is the fairy godmother who has fixed the Dassonvilles' situation.
I have to admit this movie is a tearjerker, but it gives us an important message: be positive and brave in any situation.

This round, was a bit difficult to me since this two films are actually great, but...

Movie 1 Film mark: 6,1 out of 10
Movie 2 Film mark: 6,2 out of 10

LA FLEUR DE L'ÂGE IS THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND!