The second part of this 4-hour Mesrine biopic.
In this second part of the Mesrine story, we follow this criminal as his crime's escalate to fulfill his need to stay relevant in the media. He becomes infatuated with his status as Public Enemy No. 1.
He robs banks back-to-back, he kidnaps judges and slum lord millionaires, and he violently murders a journalist that publicly humiliates him.
Part Dillinger, part Robin Hood, Mesrine is a criminal that does capture the imagination of the masses. His daring knew no bounds, once even remarking that "death is nothing to someone who knew how to live." Maybe it was this attitude that is captured so well in this film and that so many people may find enticing.
The end of this film brings a fitting end to this gangster's life as delivered by one of France's anti-gang units.
An extremely well-made film about someone who represented humanity's dark side to the fullest extent.
Part 1 probably glamorizes crime a bit too much and portrays this criminal in a sympathetic light but Part 2 certainly puts the viewer in the position of understanding that Mesrine deserved the fate that awaited him...
