SummaryWhen Billionaire Nerio Winch is murdered, the focus shifts to his reluctant adopted heir, Largo, to take over the reins of his late father’s major international corporation. But first he must overcome the onslaught of drug traffickers, assassins, militia fighters and double-dealing corporate-political traders to fulfill his destiny at the head of... Read More
Directed By:Jérôme Salle
Written By:Julien Rappeneau, Jérôme Salle, Jean Van Hamme, Philippe Francq
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
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40
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3 Reviews
Nov 17, 2011
70
It's handsome, large-scale escapist fare - and has as its costar the formidable, versatile Kristin Scott Thomas.
Nov 22, 2011
50
Did I care if Largo Winch won his struggle for control of Winch International? Not at all. Did I care about him? No, because all of his action and dialogue were shunted into narrow corridors of movie formulas.
Nov 18, 2011
50
The generic plot is redeemed by exciting action sequences, good-looking location photography and a hot sex scene involving a femme fatale named Lea (pixie-haired Melanie Thierry).
Nov 14, 2011
50
Euro-financed production throws large chunks of change at a corporate espionage saga spanning several continents, yet most of the money seems to have landed in locations, with too little allocated to the script and stunt departments.
Nov 15, 2011
40
Whether sleuthing or smacking around thugs, Sisley makes a dashing hero, but this glossy action flick is heavy on tedious convolutions and depressingly light on character depth, suspense or political-economic intrigue.
Nov 15, 2011
30
It's impossible to imagine how anything this convoluted could have already earned a sequel, but it has.
Production Company:
- Pan Européenne
- Wild Bunch
- TF1 Films Production
- Casa Productions
- Araneo
- Sofica Valor 7
- Sofica SGAM AI Cinéma 1
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Angoa-Agicoa
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- LW Production
Release Date:Nov 18, 2011
Duration:1 h 48 m
Awards
Étoiles d'Or, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
