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‘Ad Vitam’ Review: Guillaume Canet Tries to Launch Action Franchise

Variety
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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
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Guillaume Canet, Netflix, Ad Vitam
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