Lack of good storyline.

Crappy film

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Leaving the series half-finished,I recently decided to re-start my viewing of the gritty HBO series The Wire.Looking round for info on The Wire,I found out about a French Noirish title which had been called "The Wire:The Movie." After the odd spelling of the title led to it being a bit tough to track down,I got set to join the polisse force.The plot:Joining the Child Protection Unit (CPU) to take photos of the daily routine of the CPU, photographer Melissa gets the chance to examine the various routes the officers take to begin building a case against the alleged child abusers (almost all of which are later sent to other departments in the police to expand upon,which leads to the CPU (largely) not knowing the verdict from each case.) Whilst Melissa gets close enough to a cop to start an affair,CPU officer Fred decides to push Melissa out of the loop.View on the film:Basing each case featured on ones that a real Child Protection Unit handled,the screenplay by co-writer/(along with fellow co-star Emmanuelle Bercot) actress/director "Maïwenn" (who gives a touchingly shy performance as Melissa) reflects the real open-ended experience of each department,with the writers brilliantly leaving each verdict hanging in the air,as the cases go from the CPU to the legal department. Treating child abuse in a sensitive manner,the writers reveal that they are not afraid to put the cops with gritty dialogue under a Noir,rather than heroic light. Knitting the cops as a close,gallows humour bunch,the writers paint the blue line in blistering shades of grey,where disagreements over the best course of action leads to Film Noir frustrations being vividly expressed,as Fred (played with an excellent gruffness by Joey Star) openly keeps Melissa separate from the force.Working as a photographer during her time with the real CPU, Maïwenn & cinematographer Pierre Aïm give the movie a Film Noir,documentary gristle. Keeping Stephen Warbeck's score to a low hum, Maïwenn digs into the daily grind with tapping keyboards and muttered words making the loudest noise,whilst coiled shots cut the tension in the interviews with a knife. Putting the cops up against a car chase and a child hostage taking, Maïwenn cuts any "Action" atmosphere from the set-pieces,via the tracking shots moving with a short,sharp,shock which unleashes the blunt take down by the cops across the screen,as Melissa joins the polisse.

Worse than bad: insensitive and dull. Takes a very sensitive subject and essentially turns it into a vigilante movie. The cops are thuggish, boorish witch-hunters. The alleged criminals are stereotypical, one-dimensional, uncaring morons. And every man is a pedophile.Heaps of random shouting contests, for the hell of it.In addition, everything happens at a snail's pace, and with many totally unconnected events. Incredibly dull.Performances are terrible. No depth, and all rather stereotypical. Very unconvincing. I don't think I've disliked the "heroes" of a movie more than than I did in this movie.(Spoiler alert) It is French, so the movie wouldn't be complete with a totally random death at the end. This is no exception. Even trumps your average French movie for totally random endings.Avoid.

In Paris, the photographer Melissa (Maïwenn) is assigned by the Ministry of the Interior to document the daily activities of the BPM – the Police Division for Child Protection under the command of Chief Baloo (Frederic Pierrot).Along the days, Melissa witnesses and takes photos of pedophiles, children and women abusers and abused and befriends the team of detectives, sharing their investigations along the working days and leaning how their jobs affect their private lives. Soon she has a love affair with the sensitive and emotive Detective Fred (Joeystarr)."Polisse" is an entertaining French docudrama about a team of police officers responsible to protect children from abuses. The screenplay uses ellipsis and it seems that is based on true stories. It is good to see how the team works and their relationship outside the work, showing that the officers are human beings with families and problems affected by their work. The weakest part is the character Melissa, with her touristic and unprofessional camera, and taking her glasses off and loosening her hair in a silly behavior. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Polissia" ("Polisse")

It started quite well, but after a while, I found it incomprehensible the way the team handle the cases. They were so extremely aggressive and often quite vile: asking the woman about her sex life in a such a rude manner, as she was the culprit or the girl who lost her phone, laughing in her face. Or the way the harass the girl who's just had a stillbirth. Really? This is how police deal with sensitive cases? I don't think so. And multiple agents interviewing people seemed unreal as well. Dealing with some of the crimes would no doubt be hard to deal with and difficult to keep emotions in check, but there is no professional conduct, no calm, collective approach or even respect and that seems outrageous. Shocking film.