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Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20

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  1. MarcDoyle
    Sep 8, 2010
    6
    It's clearly a good movie, and the lead actor continues to impress, but the second half of this double feature just felt a little samey to me and my crime partner. I appreciated the elongation of the uroboros, however. The director didn't take the brief way out, and it paid off. But when you're looking at your watch as often as I did, it's not going to crack my list of those movies to be considered for the year's ten best.… Expand
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Jan 19, 2011
    75
    The lack of dramatic tension that knowing the ending before you being creates isn't a huge drawback.
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  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    75
    Cassel, who won a Cesar (France's equivalent to the Oscar) for his performance, invests the character with a grounding of humanity and honor that imply there are certain lines even Mesrine would never cross.
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  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    80
    An instant gangster classic.
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