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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 48 m
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

Summary When Billionaire Nerio Winch is murdered, the focus shifts to his reluctant adopted heir, Largo, to take over the reins of his late father’s major international corporation. But first he must overcome the onslaught of drug traffickers, assassins, militia fighters and double-dealing corporate-political traders to fulfill his destiny at th...

Directed By: Jérôme Salle

Written By: Julien Rappeneau, Jean Van Hamme, Philippe Francq, Jérôme Salle

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 48 m

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
40
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary When Billionaire Nerio Winch is murdered, the focus shifts to his reluctant adopted heir, Largo, to take over the reins of his late father’s major international corporation. But first he must overcome the onslaught of drug traffickers, assassins, militia fighters and double-dealing corporate-political traders to fulfill his destiny at th...

Directed By: Jérôme Salle

Written By: Julien Rappeneau, Jean Van Hamme, Philippe Francq, Jérôme Salle

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
40
10% Positive
1 Review
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
40
10% Positive
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60% Mixed
6 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews

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70
Nov 17, 2011
It's handsome, large-scale escapist fare - and has as its costar the formidable, versatile Kristin Scott Thomas.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 22, 2011
Did I care if Largo Winch won his struggle for control of Winch International? Not at all. Did I care about him? No, because all of his action and dialogue were shunted into narrow corridors of movie formulas.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 18, 2011
The generic plot is redeemed by exciting action sequences, good-looking location photography and a hot sex scene involving a femme fatale named Lea (pixie-haired Melanie Thierry).
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 14, 2011
Euro-financed production throws large chunks of change at a corporate espionage saga spanning several continents, yet most of the money seems to have landed in locations, with too little allocated to the script and stunt departments.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 15, 2011
Whether sleuthing or smacking around thugs, Sisley makes a dashing hero, but this glossy action flick is heavy on tedious convolutions and depressingly light on character depth, suspense or political-economic intrigue.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 15, 2011
It's impossible to imagine how anything this convoluted could have already earned a sequel, but it has.
By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW
25
Nov 17, 2011
The movie is a mess.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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User Score
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5.9
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5 Ratings
40% Mixed
4 Ratings
10% Negative
1 Rating

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40% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Production Company Pan Européenne, Wild Bunch, TF1 Films Production, Casa Productions, Araneo, Sofica Valor 7, Sofica SGAM AI Cinéma 1, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa, Canal+, CinéCinéma, LW Production
Release Date Nov 18, 2011
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Website http://www.musicboxfilms.com/largo-winch
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Awards

Étoiles d'Or, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination

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