Fresh
A message-based actioner that's fast, dumb fun.
Lisa Nesselson, Variety
District B13
Welcome to District B13. Welcome to the future
2004 · 1h 24m · R
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Pierre Morel
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District B13
Overview
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I was delighted by the balletic and acrobatic stunts, some of which evoke Tarzan.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
As 85-minute testosterone binges go, you could do a whole lot worse.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Rotten
The typically moronic plot simply gets in the way of what might have been a super-ambitious sneaker commercial.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
District B13 doesn't waste time with fake personality clashes. Both lead actors are amazingly fluid athletes, and during the many getaway and shoot-'em-up sequences, there is a minimum of special effects or wire choreography.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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