The Fall of the American Empire
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- Maxim Roy
- Maripier Morin
- Juliette Gosselin
- Vincent Leclerc
- Éric Bruneau
- Florence Longpré
- Rémy Girard
- Alain Goulem
- Alexandre Landry
- Rose-Marie Perreault
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So politics and social commentary aside, we are left with a crime film. One that isn’t very suspenseful or particularly clever.
With its galloping pace and strange criminal bedfellows, this funny and engrossing film sometimes feels like the droll capers of the Ealing studio (maker of “The Lavender Hill Mob” among other small classics). But Arcand packs in a lot of pointed social and political commentary.
The core trio are smooth and amusing in their roles, but the larger plot is filled with painful stereotypes, from a tough female cop to various black gangsters. Meanwhile, as the sympathetic criminals try to outwit police, the social theme remains unfocused – despite heartfelt pleas for street people, especially the homeless Inuit of Montreal.