La Mechanique de l’Ombre (Scribe) – Thomas Kruithof
Not even a fine performance from François Cluzet as a reformed alcoholic who is haplessly drawn into a web of political intrigue can rescue Thomas Kruithof’s first full-length feature. Billed as a thriller, La Mechanique de l’Ombre gets off to a promising start as Duval (Cluzet) loses his job and marriage to executive burn out and is forced to accept…