Burn Out (2017) Reviews

• Different enjoyable movie

  davehaydock2019-03-25

  Probably one of the best motorcycle movies I've seen..as a motor cyclist I give it 1 more star than it maybe deserves

• Good biking - but check out the inspiration for it

  AlucardOfLondon2019-03-25

  Go figure - the narco kingpin of Paris quietly trundles his wares across Europe in sensible unmarked transit vans until it gets within a couple of hours from Paris .... but then for the last few miles he hands it over to a wired motorcycle courier who is ordered to ride at lunatic speeds, to crash the same toll booth each night and to refuel in the same layby. It's hard to think up a plan more likely to lose both drugs and rider. This French film puts more effort into the exciting dash-cam scenes than the plot , which is a shame because it has a gritty feel and a cool lead. If you want to see the obvious inspiration for the movie, take a look at GhostRider's video's (see YouTube) of him riding around the Paris Peripherique at night at over 250kmph. Yup, Burn Out captures the same images of blurred scenery and terrifying tunnels For an even bigger thrill, check out the b&w movie that inspired GhostRider - a DIY video of a Frenchman nicknamed Le Prince Noir (The Black Prince) doing the same ride in broad daylight and heavy traffic. Your teeth will be on edge. Now that's movie making, and no plot was needed at all.

• High speed

  searchanddestroy-12018-01-04

  You deal here with a powerful French grade B movie with no length at all. A dynamite rythm urban crime flick made in the suburb of Paris. Effective, tense, taut feature speaking of a young motorcycle racer whose luck drops him, and also whose girlfriend gets involved with dangerous drug dealers; a hero who suddenly falls into deep sh...So, to emerge from this hell for him, he has no other choice to transport drug shipments, using his high speed driving skills on a high speed motorcycle. You have plenty of thrills here, you are stuck to your seat all long this pretty well made piece of work. And the ending is also more than worth.

• Okay, but should have been much better

  Wizard-82019-03-17

  While the French movie "Burn Out" does overall manage to be a watchable movie, all the same you'll see plenty of weaknesses along the way that will make you surprised nobody apparently saw during the production and tried to patch up. The movie is fairly slickly made on a limited budget, managing to stand up beside more expensive Hollywood exercises. The motorcycle sequences and various other action sequences do have some genuine excitement. But the script is pretty weak. The whole subplot concerning the protagonist and his relationship with his ex-girlfriend and their child is really underdeveloped, with it being downright forgotten for many long periods of time. Also, the protagonist seems pretty stupid concerning what he gets into to try and save the mother of his child. It's pretty incredible he couldn't see the inevitable consequences of that. I admit that despite the big script weaknesses, I was never bored, so that's why I am giving the movie a (marginal) thumbs-up. But at the same time, I recommend only watching the movie when you are in an undemanding and forgiving mood.

• Good one

  child_of_Orion2018-08-30

  Will start with the fact that the movie is European, so this itself makes it pleasant and different to watch, as well as scenes and acting. A nice story of a guy, his dream, the event in his life and how it all mixes up. It just looks too real, something we see less in the US movies to a point where a good, but more realistic way of showing something might seems not well done, while it's the contrary.