Le jour attendra 2013

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: It's a mildly interesting thriller - Paris through the eyes of a director who doesn't know how to make its beauty menacing. Read more

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: "Paris Countdown" is a buddy movie with a downbeat heart. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: That's a lot of stuff going on at once, all of which feels rather familiar but none of which the film ever truly gets right. Read more

Andrew Frisicano, Time Out: Despite the ingredients for a rousing shoot-'em-up (two-timing hit men, a slo-mo shoot-out, chartreuse-filtered scenes in Mexico) it's hard to buy the leads' mastery of this world of fist-pumps and violence. Read more

Sam Weisberg, Village Voice: Those with a fetish for the smashing of faces - against rocks, bourbon glasses, windshields, and the like - might enjoy Edgar Marie's crime thriller Paris Countdown. Read more