The Easy Way
Seen it?2008 | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Strangers on a Train or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Albert Spaggiari is arrested in Nice and brought to a judge's office for interrogation, but he escapes to South America where he meets a journalist who is investigating the event.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Paul Rouve
- Jean-Paul RouveAlbert Spaggiari
- Alice TaglioniJulia
- Maxime Leroux'68'
- Patrick BossoLe truand 1
- Anne MarivinLa femme flic
- Renan CarteauxRenaud
- Jean-Philippe PuymartinLe commissaire Dréant
- Gilles LelloucheVincent Goumard
- Pom KlementieffNhi
- Florence Loiret CailleNathalie Goumard