The Jackal

Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 14, 1997

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 219 Ratings

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BroyaxJan 10, 2017

Remake foireux du film remarquable de 1973, ce Chacal de 1997 n'en reprend que la trame de base pour en faire un hamburger bien gras et bien dégueulasse : si Hollywood est (souvent) la malbouffe du cinéma en règle générale, on tient là le bigRemake foireux du film remarquable de 1973, ce Chacal de 1997 n'en reprend que la trame de base pour en faire un hamburger bien gras et bien dégueulasse : si Hollywood est (souvent) la malbouffe du cinéma en règle générale, on tient là le big mac qui dégouline de partout.

ça commence avec le FBI qui intervient à Moscou (oui, oui, Moscou en Russie...) en coopération avec les autorités russes, ben voyons ! ils ne doutent de rien ces scénaristes yankees à chercher leurs "brillantes" idées dans des Kinders Surprises. La fliquette russe qui collabore étroitement avec le FBI est trop "jolie", alors on lui a collé une vilaine brûlure en plastique sur la joue (une dure-à-cuire sans doute). Quant à Sidney Poitier, il a besoin d'argent.

Puis le Chacal fait son entrée en matière en la personne de... Bruce Willis ! de mieux en mieux, dites-moi, mais c'est un festival ! Cette buse de Bruce change de déguisement toutes les 5 minutes (il lui manque juste le nez rouge) et s'il tente de paraître plus sobre que d'habitude, il a toujours l'air con (sous son déguisement du jour) le petit sourire en prime... (on avait dit "sobre" Bruce, putain !).

Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, voilà le gigolo qui fait son retour avec Richard Gere qui vient rouler des mécaniques parce seul, lui, le seul, le grand Richard a vu le Chacal ! mais ouais mon biquet c'est bien.

Après, je ne sais plus, devant tant d'inepties j'ai dû user l'avance rapide jusqu'à la fin parce que l'air de rien, cette "comédie" est d'une grande mollesse. On rigole de dépit devant ces pitreries et on s'emmerde à 100 balles de l'heure. Et on pouffe, on pouffe : pfff, pfff, pfff...… Expand

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geewahJan 20, 2021

A retelling of The Day Of The Jackal, and a really poor one at that.
For an action thriller, this is dull and absurd. And that's saying something.

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omotestGumpApr 3, 2023

Well, Bruce Willis has made many accomplishments in the film industry. In Die Hard, he established himself as an action actor, and in The Sixth Sense he proved that he can play even serious characters. He has had a wide range of activities,Well, Bruce Willis has made many accomplishments in the film industry. In Die Hard, he established himself as an action actor, and in The Sixth Sense he proved that he can play even serious characters. He has had a wide range of activities, but his work in this film seems to be limited. It has a well-worn structure, a well-worn plot, and a well-worn action sequence.

What is wrong with this film is mainly the script. It is boring, conventional, and uninteresting for more than two hours. It's just enemies trying to thwart each other's plans. It's a theme we've all grown tired of seeing, and while the FBI vs. gangsters is the name of the game, it's very easy to predict that it will be Richard Gere vs. Bruce Willis, a fight that will draw a certain number of people. Great is only on the up side, and the film is an empty, empty box.

Throughout the film, Willis and Gere engage in some cool action and offensive fights, but that not only doesn't save the film, it makes it even more conventional. It is predictable that Richard Gere is treated as a hero by the end of the film, despite being a villain in his initial scenes. It is also predictable that he foils the perfect jackal's plan. The punchline, the fight, the theme itself, and even the film's few highlights all predate us. If we had to give it a title, it should be "The Jackal," not "Itchigoe. The film is so simple that it can be summed up in one word. Oh, it's a showstopper.

The film is predictable and empty, the characters in the film are dull and the direction is childish. It's stuffy and inadequate.
Despite the action movie's royal, or worse, typical plot, the film is too embarrassing to be called an action movie royal.… Expand

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