It starts out like a normal night for locksmith Mady (Jonathan Feltre), with him opening the doors of strangers with great professionalism. But then he meets Claire (Natacha Krief), who requires his services, and even though she can't prove to him she lives in the flat he's to open the door to, he finds her charming enough to believe her claim. And even when she claims she has to step out for a minute to get cash to pay him, he doesn't get suspicious. Thing is, she doesn't come back, instead Mady sees himself confronted by the actual flatowner, Sam (Marco Maas), who isn't a guy who asks many questions, instead he attacks Mady, so fiercely that Mady has to kill him in self defense - and this is where stuff gets wild, as before he knows it, Mady is kidnapped, tied up and questioned by gangster boss Yannick (Romain Duris), as Sam was safekeeping a tidy amount of money for him, and Yannick understandably wants it back. Now Mady doesn't know anything about the money, but Yannick  isn't one to believe that without torturing Mady first, and only when Mady doesn't change his story under duress, he sends Mady out with his men Theo (Jonas Bloquet) and Remy (Thomas Martin) to go and find Claire - which sounds like a needle in a haystack mission - until Mady overhears a phonecall between Theo and his sister - and this sister proves to be Claire, and the two of them were obviously in league to steal Yannick's money and then skip town. Thing is, this knowledge doesn't do Mady much good as now Theo wants to kill him so Mady can't spill the beans. Now Mady has a few tricks up his sleeve to evade Theo for the time being, but he's not a fighter, and he's unarmed, so the chips seem to be firmly stacked against him ...

A very entertaining piece of action cinema with so many chases, fights and the like one has the feeling the film never sits still. But what really makes the movie is that it also has a lot of heart, thanks also to his underdog lead, and puts an emphasis on character development and character arcs, which though never stand in the way of the action. And a solid cast and suitably dynamic direction really help to make this a very cool cinematic ride.

And if this has gotten you interested, Night Call will be released in the UK digitally on April 28th 2025 by Vertigo Releasing.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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