Black Box (2021)
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- Synopsis:
- Matthieu (Pierre Niney) is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case is closed by authorities, Matthieu cannot help but sense there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting some seriously disturbing details. Could the tape have been modified? Going against his boss' orders, Matthieu begins his own rogue investigation - an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will quickly threat far more than his career.
- Actors:
- Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, André Dussollier, Sébastien Pouderoux, Olivier Rabourdin, Guillaume Marquet, Mehdi Djaadi, Anne Azoulay, Aurélien Recoing, Grégori Derangère, André Marcon, Octave Bossuet, Marie Dompnier, Philippe Maymat, Boris Ravaine, Lorène Devienne, Claire Viville, Niki Zischka, Pablo Gallego, Mark Baris Sahin
- Directors:
- Yann Gozlan
- Producers:
- Wassim Béji, Thibault Gast, Matthias Weber
- Voiced By:
- Marlène Veyriras, Hassam Ghancy, Bruce Sherfield, Axelle Laffont
- Writers:
- Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, Yann Gozlan, Jérémie Guez
- Aka:
- Boîte noire
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Black Box
French Conspiracy Thriller Bang On-trend in its AI Theme. - Black Box review by PV
Well this is all very cosy - the same director/writer and producers and main actor as several films the team has made before. Yves St Laurent, Frantz etc.
This is trying to be a Hollywood thriller and may well be remade there in future. It is bang on-trend with its focus on AI etc. It is basically a machines-gone-wrong morality tale, like WestWorld or Jurassic Park.
It is a conspiracy thriller treading a well-trodden path - lone knight of a man fights to discover the truth against an organisation dedicated to stopping him. As in any by-numbers Hollywood thriller, the twists and turns appear, and the jeopardy is ratcheted up as the plot reaches its conclusion.
Just about manages to convince me to suspend belief, however unlikely the plot. I thought the Jihadi theme was interesting and other red herrings.
A tad overlong with some flab round the middle but for a French film it is entertaining.
Possibly inspired by the tragic Germanwings Flight 9525 crash in the Alps in March 2015, though that was pilot-initiated.
3.5 stars rounded down.