AKA(2023)

Too much of everything. AKA is an french action film, with a muscleman at center. That's a traditional setup, and with time, some of them learn the trade. The trouble is not the acting, lack thereof, but with the script. It feels like a group of people went script-shopping and said: We'd like a french action movie, with a tough fighter at the center. He's, uh, to infitrate organised crime. Yeah, organised crime,…

Reviewed on April 29, 2023

Guess the French was really into giving action films to Netflix this year, given how i just talked about In His Shadow in my last review so the fact that they have been able to do two good action French films in a row here is kinda impressive on Netflix's part. If only that stuck around for a bit more time. I feel like it struggles balancing all of it's plot points that even a 2 hour runtime isn't enough to let all…

Reviewed on September 3, 2024

"AKA" mixes action, with a rather scathing commentary on organised private and political crime. The organised criminal organisation the lead character, a special forces operative, is tasked with infiltrating, conceals a crime, perpetrated by the French political establishment. The question then becomes, who are the bigger criminals? Underlying this is a commentary on how children are treated by those, at least…

Reviewed on October 7, 2025