Lost Bullet (2020)

Director: Guillaume Pierret

Starring: Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ramzy Bedia

A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.

Having made an impression on me in his latest film ‘The Wages of Fear’, I’m fast becoming a big fan of Alban Lenoir and his work as an action star. The more I see of him, the more I want to see (erm, his films, I mean…).

Alban Lenoir stars as Lino, a thief who is jailed after a daring but failed robbery attempt. Lino’s passion is making cars faster and stronger. Because of this talent, he becomes the only man for a job, and police detective Charas gets him released from jail to engineer police vehicles. Just when things are looking up for Lino, rogue cops Areski and Marco kill Charas.

Having witnessed the killing, Lino is now being pursued by Areski and Marco. Desperate to prove his innocence and bring the rogue cops to justice, Lino reaches out to officer Julia, Areski’s ex-girlfriend. Julia finds herself caught in the middle between the rogue cops and Lino and is not sure who to believe.

The film features excellent fight choreography and Alban Lenoir is once again fantastic! There’s more than enough action to please action junkies and some incredible crash scenes. I actually didn’t expect the film to also have such emotional depth. I rooted for Lino all the way. ‘Lost Bullet’ is a thoroughly entertaining, high octane action film!

In French.

Would I watch it again? Yes.