[MacBlayne]

LOST BULLET (2020)

Solid meat and potatoes action from France that follows a reformed criminal evading the police to find the evidence that proves him innocent of murder. There are no ballets of death, or vehicles defying every law of gravity during the chase scenes. The fight scenes are scrappy. Nobody escapes without at least two fractures. Cars skirt off the tarmac and smash into pylons, putting them to rest immediately.

The acting is okay. The cast know the difference between looking sad and looking angry, but between dialogue they look like they're trying to remember their lines. I don't care though, because this film only exists so director Guillaume Pierret can have his lead, Alban Lenoir (who co-wrote it with Pierret), race against the clock, and earn time by smashing cops' faces into their desks. And smash desks they do!