The Assault
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  • Starring: Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz
  • Summary: On December 24, 1994, when four heavily armed terrorists from the Algerian Armed Islamic Group hijacked an Air France plane bound for Paris at Algiers' airport, the 227 passengers on board seemed destined for tragedy. After hours of tireless negotiations the plane was granted permission to leave only to head to Marseille for refueling. Mindfully avoiding politics and emphasizing only the events themselves, The Assault weaves together the violent and claustrophobic onboard drama, with backstories of the tough SWAT officer and father Thierry, the determined jihadist from the slums of Algiers, and an overly ambitious French Interior Ministry worker. (Screen Media Films)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    Apr 6, 2012
    75
    So gripping and focused that it easily bests Hollywood movies with 50 times its budget.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Boyd van Hoeij
    Feb 26, 2012
    60
    The tense buildup to a blazing, if generic, rescue is the most satisfying part of The Assault, a stylized combo of action and drama from Julien Leclercq.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alison Willmore
    Apr 4, 2012
    58
    Brisk and technically efficient, The Assault is a dull film based on a real event that certainly wasn't.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Apr 5, 2012
    50
    In place of emotional stakes, we get gleaming, stylized, occasionally slow-motion violence, filmed in such extreme close-ups and cramped spaces that it's impossible to differentiate gunman and victim.

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