I... como Ícaro

Although I really like some of his directorial work, I generally have a problem with Henri Verneuil, I usually find his films quite naive with a logic that often takes a holiday. This is the case here, too, unfortunately, and I found the much-praised scientific experiment naive; and the lure of Morricone was absolutely untapped. My attention in this cold, verbose procedural was held only by my favourite Yves Montand, who was never a Belmondo or Delon type star, but his charisma and acting skills were unquestionable (e.g. he was absolutely riveting in The Confession). And the final twist? Well... it didn’t knock me down, but that ending IS impressive. (12.01.2022)

The investigation of the JFK assassination without JFK. The apparent similarity, or what Vian says in the opening of the film, that just because it apparently didn’t happen doesn’t mean that it could not have happened that way, is not coincidental. Leaving aside that conspiracy angle on the JFK realities, even purely on its own it's a disturbing, detached procedural thriller par excellence. The most famous passage is the chilling performance of the Milgram experiment; and rightly so. A proven "Verneuil" genre quality that has lost none of its relevance. (22.10.2022)

Me gusta cómo el término «Yves Montand en el thriller político» es prácticamente un subgénero del cine francés por derecho propio, que ofrece un montón de trabajos muy atractivos y de gran calidad, de los cuales este es definitivamente uno. I... como Ícaro es un thriller estructuralmente interesante que alterna entre varias exposiciones relativamente directas que revelan el trasfondo de un crimen político, cada una de las cuales es única, llena de suspense y al mismo tiempo muy esclarecedora literariamente. Un espectador perspicaz puede adivinar el final de antemano, pero eso no resta impacto a la película. (29.11.2021)