Movie Review

13 Tzameti (2006)

Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman | Aug 02, 2006

Owen Gleiberman

Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW

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EW's GRADE

C-

Details Limited Release: Jul 28, 2006; Rated: Unrated; Length: 95 Minutes; Genre: Crime; With: Georges Babluani and Aurelien Recoing

$EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES? A group Russian roulette \'\'party\'\' is less explosive than you might expect in 13 Tzameti$

EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES? A group Russian roulette ''party'' is less explosive than you might expect in 13 Tzameti

French art thriller 13 Tzameti has a literal hair-trigger premise, yet it's so lacking in human dimensions that it creates virtually no suspense. At a house hidden in the countryside, 13 men are enjoined, for a possible payoff, to stand in a circle as each points a gun at the man's head in front of him. When the light bulb at the center of the room pops on — boom!, it's group Russian roulette time. You'll wince for a few moments, but the shooters, including Georges Babluani as an innocent immigrant who sneaks his way into the group, are as blank as the bullets are real.

Originally posted Aug 02, 2006 Published in issue #890 Aug 11, 2006 Order article reprints

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