When a fresh young police academy graduate from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure world of the Parisian homicide squad, his schoolteacher wife is reluctant to go with him. He moves into a rooming house that caters to single cops as he embraces his fellow officers as an extended family. He becomes close to an Arab officer and his boss, a very professional but lonely, middle-aged female detective who is also a recovering alcoholic. Routine police procedure gi... (Full plot summary below)
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When a fresh young police academy graduate from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure world of the Parisian homicide squad, his schoolteacher wife is reluctant to go with him. He moves into a rooming house that caters to single cops as he embraces his fellow officers as an extended family. He becomes close to an Arab officer and his boss, a very professional but lonely, middle-aged female detective who is also a recovering alcoholic. Routine police procedure gives way to an intensive search among the city's homeless for an undocumented Russian immigrant who may be responsible for a series of violent crimes.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMore than on "Prime Suspect," more than any film in recent memory, Le Petit Lieutenant conveys the relentless toll of big-city police work. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA quiet powerhouse of a film, an implacable, uncompromising French police drama, both old-fashioned and modern, that underlines the reasons impeccably made crime stories do so well on screen. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordLe Petit Lieutenant is an interesting crime thriller that has few conventional thrills but does give a fascinating look into the mechanics of a Parisian homicide squad. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenSlow-moving, even leaden, the picture's ambiance and evocation of cynicism nonetheless make this worthwhile viewing. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineA hugely satisfying policier that delivers exceptional performances. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyThe rarely done genre of the French policier is alive and well in director Xavier Beauvois' dynamic movie |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottBasically a vivid meal of characters, plus coffee and wine and one gin tonic, Le Petit Lieutenant keeps true to its brasserie menu. |
| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy KleinOther than the unnecessary meandering in the first half, this is first-rate, as both a detective film and a character piece. |
| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonBeauvois, who co-wrote, seems hellbent on making the most realistic cop film of all time, shruggingly consumed with downtime, small talk, minor incident, and dead ends, and he's succeeded--the narrative wouldn't have cut it in a Kojak story meeting. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsLe Petit Lieutenant looks at Antoine's life with lyricism. |
