Luc Besson Looks Beautiful

Rating: 7/10 (27 May 2015)

Enzo (Jean Reno) and Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was something they both loved and used to do the whole day long: diving.
Luc Besson makes some beautiful films, and tends to push the imagery into the realm of fantasy. This is a much more down to earth film, focusing on two divers who are more or less based on actual people. A straight telling of the story makes fantasy less likely, but it does not mean Besson strays from his imagery. The colors (or lack thereof) are as strong as ever, and he knows that one of the ways to make diving fascinating is to focus on the fish.
Somehow one of the Arquette sisters ends up in the movie, which is neither good not bad. Just odd for what presents itself as a French-Italian film.