Les rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Olivier Dahan

Writers:

Luc Besson (writer)
Jean-Christophe Grangé (characters)

Release Date:

18 February 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Thriller | Action | Crime

Tagline:

An unholy crime... An unstoppable killer... Caught in a deadly tide.

Plot:

Pierre Niemans faces the threat of the apocalypse while investigating a series of ritual murders.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Monk | Ritual | Mythology | Religion

Cast

Jean Reno	...	Pierre Niemans
Benoît Magimel	...	Reda
Christopher Lee	...	Heinrich von Garten
Camille Natta	...	Marie
Johnny Hallyday	...	L'ermite borgne
Gabrielle Lazure	...	La femme de Philippe
Augustin Legrand	...	Jésus
Serge Riaboukine	...	Père Vincent
André Penvern	...	Père Dominique
Francis Renaud	...	Flic Reda #1
David Saracino	...	Flic Reda #2
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Flic #1
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Flic #2
Jo Prestia	...	Emilio
Cyril Raffaelli	...	Prêtre tueur

Also Known As:

Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (International: English title)
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (UK) (DVD title)
Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse (USA) (DVD title)
I fiumi di porpora II - Gli angeli dell'apocalisse (Italy)
Les anges de l'apocalypse (France) (working title)
RP2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse (France) (trailer title)
Die purpurnen Flüsse 2 - Die Engel der Apokalypse (Germany) (Switzerland: German title) [de]
Ríos de color purpura 2: Los Ángeles del apocalipsis (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Grimizne rijeke 2 (Croatia) [hr]
Kiyamet melekleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Los ríos de color purpura 2 (Mexico) [es]
Os Anjos do Apocalipse (Portugal) [pt]
Porfyra potamia 2: Oi angeloi tis Apokalypsis (Greece) [el]
Purppuravirrat 2 - Ilmestyskirjan enkelit (Finland) [fi]
Purpurjõed II: maailmalõpu inglid (Estonia) [et]
Rios Vermelhos 2 - Anjos do Apocalipse (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

100 min | France:97 min | Switzerland:87 min | Argentina:97 min | Mexico:98 min

Country:

France | Italy | UK

Language:

French | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Company:

Studio Légende

Trivia:

The guns used by the main characters in this film are: Niemans (Jean Reno): Taurus PT 99 Reda (Benoit Magimel): HK P2000 Marie (Camille Natta): Ruger SP 101

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Reno get hit, there is a close up view on the machine gun feed belt where we can clearly see that it's blank ammunition they are firing on

Quotes:

Reda: You still never told me.
Commissaire Niemans: What?
Reda: The name of your dog.
Commissaire Niemans: I found an interesting name, a dangerous dog's name.
Reda: For a Yorkshire?
Reda: Yes, I called him... Reda!

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be Your Dog

Suspense and action movie with a supernatural killer

The movie centers on Niemans(Jean Reno) the police of the first part who has to investigate weird murder series in monasteries of Lorena (north of France) . He's helped by a tough inspector (Benoit Maginel)and a mystic theme expert (Camille Natta ). They will take on Apocalypse angels , some monks with supernatural power and a villain (Christopher Lee) and his evil henchmen.

In the picture there are frenetic action, emotion, mystery ,spooky sets and a little bit of gore. The movie is a crossover between the intrigue of ¨Da Vinci Code¨, investigations means of ¨CSI¨, and ¨Seven¨ thriller. From the beginning of the film until the end ,the action packed is nonstop , and is fast moving and for that reason the picture is quite entertaining.

The final confrontation between the starring and the contenders in the ¨Maginot line¨ tunnels is spellbound. The movie obtained a lot of success ,as the previous part, featured by Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The motion picture will appeal to religious thriller buffs and dark atmosphere enthusiasts. Rating : 6/10 well worth watching