Lost Bullet 2 (Netflix, 2022)
Lost Bullet 2 is another action movie spectacular full of car chases.
The original Balle Perdue, as it is called in French, was a pleasant surprise: a better than average action movie in the spirit of the Fast and the Furious-franchise.
The second movie is again directed by Guillaume Pierret and brings back its original stars: Alban Lenoir as former criminal Lino and Stefi Celma as Julie.
At the start of the movie, Lino is still mourning the death of his mentor Charas and his brother. Not only is he determined to continue the hunt to find the killers, after joining the new narcotic unit led by Julia he won't let anyone get in his way. Not even Julia herself, which leads to great conflict between the two.
This is basically all you need to know about the set up. The rest is car chases, one after the other, and growing in scale too. (Okay, there are some bits in between, but you catch my drift.)
If this sounds predictable, well it is. But if it’s what you’re looking for, you’re in for quite a ride.
The screenplay, written by Pierret and Lenoir, may not be brilliant, but it is serviceable and efficient. The cars look great and the energy of the chases is captured excellently by Director of Photography Morgan S. Dalibert and editor Sophie Fourdrinoy.
Still, this isn’t a movie that requires any deep thinking. So fasten your seatbelts and go!