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I'd heard about this a while ago and a stroke of luck meant I actually saw it.

It's a French action film that is set-piece driven - you are watching stuntmen do some awesomely physical things. Sadly it drops off towards the second half, but it is a film with some nice touches - the lead villain has his moments and I liked that they start the film with a cliche, then break it.

Basic plot: District B13 is a hellhole walled off from the rest of Paris (?). The main bad guy screws over (with help from the authorities) leading man #1, then steals a large bomb that will explode in 24 hours, meaning that leading man #2 is sent in. They team up. Violence and moral lessons ensue.

Fairly short but fine as a distraction.

Was this the French movie that was sort of a Parkour action film?  I remember seeing ad's for it years ago, and being intrigued, but never actually saw it.

I've seen it. It was no classic, but it was good fun. There's a sequel now, but I haven't seen it.

Yep, it's got a solid amount of parkour in it.

I've heard that the sequel doesn't stand up as well.

I saw the second one last weekend it was very amusing to me. Its not high drama but if you want to see some crazy ass monkey parkour stuff its a good flick.

This was entertaining. As others have said, nothing highbrow, but energetic and fun. Ending sucked though.