Netflix action thriller 'Ad Vitam' sees French star Guillaume Canet try to launch his own gritty everyman-as-action-hero franchise.
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Canet co-wrote the script, putting his character through intense parkour and parasailing stunts to embrace the action hero archetype made famous by Bruce Willis and other '80s/'90s stars
Director Rodolphe Lauga's feature debut is an entertaining if conventional cat-and-mouse thriller, with Canet's ex-cop protagonist getting pulled back into a deadly conspiracy after a shootout that got him fired
Netflix action thriller 'Ad Vitam' sees French star Guillaume Canet try to launch his own gritty everyman-as-action-hero franchise.
beat sheet
Canet co-wrote the script, putting his character through intense parkour and parasailing stunts to embrace the action hero archetype made famous by Bruce Willis and other '80s/'90s stars
Director Rodolphe Lauga's feature debut is an entertaining if conventional cat-and-mouse thriller, with Canet's ex-cop protagonist getting pulled back into a deadly conspiracy after a shootout that got him fired