Les Couleurs du mal : Rouge

Poles absolutely confidently took over the king of European crime in Scandinavia. Another piece has appeared on Netflix, which again works with a heavily gloomy murder in Polish realities and again it is great in many ways. The environment of the Tricity is fresh and even though it doesn't work so much with the architecture of the cities, it still works with the fact that the cities are located by the Baltic Sea. So here you have a murder, an atmosphere saturated with sea salt, and more than solid acting performances, dominated by the consistently excellent Jakub Gierszal. And when you think you're at the end of the investigation, they'll prepare an adequate fuck up for you, confirming the quality of the subject itself. A truly successful affair. (07/06/2024)

A bit of a disappointment for me, but that's due to the film's premise, which lured in a serial killer who cuts off women's lips, and I was expecting a gritty Hannibal-style murder mystery, and it really didn't. The murders are at most just talked about. I was expecting it gritty, unpleasant, raw and brutal and I found it very light even for the Poles. I didn't care for the final twist. I didn't enjoy it much, didn't like the style the film was going in and it has few attractive scenes. 55% (05/06/2024)

Even I, a seasoned viewer, was taken aback by the level of brutality depicted. But hey, life isn't a fairy tale or a Marvel comic, right? If you hit someone with an axe or a blunt object, it's not going to be pretty. A sensitive soul might have serious issues with this film, but the reality is, as long as there are people who take pleasure in hurting others, we should get used to such scenes. The laws are pretty lenient towards such scum. I thoroughly enjoyed this gritty dive into Trójmiasto, although it left a little to be desired to earn those five stars. (05/06/2024)