The Prey
The Prey
Bankrobber Franck Adrien serves a prison sentence after successfully robbing a national bank, but before he gets caught he manages to hide the money and it's not just police that are looking for it. His cellmate is Jean-Louis Maurel who is suspected rapist/child molester but he claims his innocence and the court finds him not guilty, Maurel promises to look after Franck Adriens family when Maurel gets out. But one day, a man called Manuel Carrega tells Franck Adrien that Jean-Louis Maurel is suspected serial killer and that Franck Adriens family might be in danger. Franck Adrien escapes from prison and police officer Claire Linné and her team takes up the chase.
2.5 out of 5 based on 5 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Action, Thriller |
| Director |
Eric Valette |
| Cast |
Alice Taglioni, Stéphane Debac Albert Dupontel |
| Studio |
Studio Canal UK |
| Release Date |
July 2012 |
| Running Time |
102 mins |
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Bankrobber Franck Adrien serves a prison sentence after successfully robbing a national bank, but before he gets caught he manages to hide the money and it's not just police that are looking for it. His cellmate is Jean-Louis Maurel who is suspected rapist/child molester but he claims his innocence and the court finds him not guilty, Maurel promises to look after Franck Adriens family when Maurel gets out. But one day, a man called Manuel Carrega tells Franck Adrien that Jean-Louis Maurel is suspected serial killer and that Franck Adriens family might be in danger. Franck Adrien escapes from prison and police officer Claire Linné and her team takes up the chase.
Reviews
The Observer
Philip French
“There's perhaps a little too much running and chasing but the pace doesn't let up, the end is an authentic cliffhanger, and Alice Taglioni gives an attractive performance as a plainclothes cop.”
15/07/2012
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The Times
Kate Muir
“In The Prey, French prisons look much more pleasant than ours...”
13/07/2012
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Total Film
Tom Dawson
“Sweeping landscape shots and the reliable presence of Sergi López, here playing a scarred private investigator, can’t distract from the clichés of a particularly dim-witted script.”
09/07/2012
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“Pays more attention to its action sequences than to either character or probability.”
13/07/2012
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The Guardian
Xan Brooks
“The Prey runs in the footsteps of The Fugitive, doffs its cap to Seven and tips a wink to Tell No One. Its director, Eric Valette, is an exuberant market-stall trader, hawking knock-off ingredients.”
12/07/2012
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