Ten years after “On the other side of the ring road”, Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte team up again in the sequel, “Far from the ring road”, directed by Louis Leterrier. An uninhibited “buddy movie” to discover on Netflix.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT ?
Ten years after teaming up, Ousmane and François, two opposite cops, reluctantly reunite with their shock duo. Not really happy to meet again, they set off for a small town in the Alps to investigate a particularly sordid murder.
But, while they think they have solved the case, Ousmane and François discover a much more terrifying reality! From surprises to twists and turns, their escapade far from the ring road would even push them to appreciate each other…
Far from the ring road, written by Stéphane Kazandjian and directed by Louis Leterrier.
WHO IS IT WITH?
After the international success of Lupin, Omar Sy collaborates again with Netflix. He finds his character of Ousmane, which he had interpreted in 2012 in On the other side of the ring road, and gives the reply to Laurent Lafitte, also back in the skin of the narcissist – but endearing – François Monge.
A third character joins the duo: Alice Gauthier, an assistant commissioner, played by singer and actress Izïa Higelin, who appeared, among others, in La Belle saison, Un Peuple et son roi and Petite nature. In the role of the antagonist, Antoine Brunner, it is the actor Dimitri Storoge who gives the two friends a hard time. He was recently visible in Notre-Drame brûlée by Jean-Jacques Annaud or the Parallels series on Disney +.
WELL WORTH A LOOK ?
Winter 2012. While big Hollywood films are competing at the French box office, a French action comedy creates a surprise. Carried by Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte, On the other side of the ring road by David Charhon attracted more than two million admissions to cinemas. A success that could have launched a sequel on the spot. It finally arrives ten years later. And on Netflix.
Entitled far from the ring roadthis second part finds its duo of cops, Ousmane and François, under the direction of a new director, Louis Leterrier. The French director is illustrated mainly in Hollywood. The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Elusive, that’s him. The choice is clever, but above all coherent. If this new opus obviously preserves the comic dynamics of its tandem, it puts the turbo on the spectacular.
netflix Laurent Lafitte and Omar Sy in “Far from the ring road”.
On the program: an avalanche of stunts, chases in the mountains, shots filmed with drones… There is no doubt, the show is assured. The film crew decides to embrace the madness of the situations, even if it means setting aside a certain realism. Far from the ring road is what it promises: an uninhibited, generous investigative film that demonstrates that action “à la française” is possible and achievable.
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Laurent Lafitte, Omar Sy and Izïa Higelin in “Far from the ring road”.
At the center of a supercharged plot, the two actors have a field day. Their complicity is authentic and their duet, electric. far from the ring road is part of the pure tradition of the “buddy movie” – a genre, often linked to action films, which features a pair who share many differences. On screen, it’s obvious the cast had a lot of fun shooting this more ambitious sequel. Too bad that the character of Izïa Higelin is a little too withdrawn.
far from the ring road does not shine with its delicacy, that’s for sure, but that doesn’t prevent the feature film from raising viewers’ awareness of committed and topical subjects. More crazy, inventive and irresistible thanks to in-form talent, the film is the perfect program for a hectic movie night.
Far from the Periph is available on Netflix.