The life of Jacques Mesrine comes once and for all to a full bloody circle in a climax only fitting for Public Enemy No. 1.In the climactic second part of the Mesrine saga, Jacques Mesrine is back in France after his brazen assault on the maximum-security prison from which he daringly escaped. Once again in police custody and facing stern justice for his crimes, the "man of a thousand faces" escapes directly from the courtroom after kidnapping the judge at gunpoint. As Mesrine continues to author his own legend through the media and his own memoirs, he becomes a household name and anti-hero across all of France. As he plans his last and greatest escape, leaving France - and the iconic character he has created for himself - behind, the police begin to close in and his monumental rise begins to shadow the inevitable fall.
The split screen shots that were used to such good effect in part 1 are absent in this concluding installment although all the loose cinematographic ends are all tied up very neatly. Equally fast paced, this is very watchable. The character development is handled superbly with Mesrine acquiring a captivating charisma along with his new found fame and confidence.
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