SHOT PATTERN (1982) aka Tir groupé - Fun City Edition Blu ray Screenshots + Review
SHOT PATTERN (1982)
aka Tir groupé
Label: Fun City Editions
Region Code: A
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 86 Minutes 25 Seconds
Audio: French DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.66:1)
Director: Jean-Claude Missiaen
Cast: Gérard Lanvin, Véronique Jannot, Michel Constantin, Mario David, Steve Kalfa, Dominique Pinon, Janine Magnan, Pierre Londiche, Roland Blanche, Jean-Roger Milo
First up on this French vigilante triple-feature is Shot Pattern (1982) aka Tir groupé, directed by Jean-Claude Missiaen. In it as Paris flea market vendor Antoine's (Gérard Lanvin) life is turned upside down when his fiance
Carine (Véronique Jannot, Thieves After Dark) is senselessly killed by three murderous hoodlums on a train. Intelligent and well-acted this vigilante thriller is a bit light on the an actual vigilantism, but Lanvin gives a deeply affecting performance as the boyfriend consumed by his grief and determined to have his revenge on the killers, especially since detective Gagnon (Michel Constantin) and his men are taking quite a long time to solve the case. Antoine's gift of a cameo brooch that disappeared during Carine's murder proves a useful way to track down the murderous trio whom end up fencing it at a pawn shop, and eventually the cops and Antoine converge on the trio of cutthroats and there's shootout, with the armed Antoine taking matters into his own hands. I am not very knowledgeable about French cinema of this or any era to be honest, the only face that stuck out to me is one of the thugs played by Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen, City of the Lost Children), but I thought the cast was pretty terrific. I also liked the fragmentary style of the story, after the doomed-lover opening we experience Antoine and Carine's meetcute at the flea market and budding romance in flashbacks, all of which adds depth to the vigilante character and his motivations. It might not be action-packed but I thought it was quite an effective revenge thriller.