Viewers have been gripped by a new movie on Netflix and raved about it’s ‘impressive stunts’ and ‘beautiful ending’.
Ad Vitam aired on the popular streaming platform on January 10 and stars Guillaume Canet as former elite agent Franck Lazarev and Stephane Caillard as his wife, Leo.
The gritty action film follows the story of Franck as he finds himself caught up in a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly manhunt, all while his wife is pregnant with their child.
Fans of the movie posted their verdict online, with one even rating it ’10/10′.
A viewer said on X: ‘AD VITAM on Netflix 10/10.’
Another commented: ‘Ad Vitam on Netflix is a good watch, worth my time.’
Someone else praised the ‘nail-biting action sequences’ and said: ‘AD VITAM is a movie to watch this weekend.
Actor Guillaume Canet as former elite agent Franck Lazarev in Ad Vitam
Stephane Caillard playing Franck’s wife, Leo, in the new movie on Netflix
‘The movie is packed with nail-biting action sequences, including some impressive stunts and chases.
‘Franck goes on a dangerous mission to rescue Leo while evading the authorities who believe he is guilty of a crime. #Netflix #movies.’
At 1 hour and 38 minutes, Ad Vitam has proved to be a hit with some and is one of Netflix’s top ten movies this week, placed at number eight.
The film, which was originally spoken in French and takes place in Paris, was directed by Rodolphe Lauga.
Viewers have also shared their opinions about Ad Vitam on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
One person, who rated the movie five out of five, said: ‘It was an action movie. It’s better in French than English, it has a beautiful ending. And you have to watch to the end to understand.’
Another scored it four out of five and commented: ‘Pretty good action movie.’
Viewers took to social media to share their thoughts on Ad Vitam
However, not everyone was positive about the French action film and some shared their disappointment.
One viewer rated it 1.5 stars and wrote: ‘Thought I was getting an action-packed French spy thriller after the first 15 minutes.
‘But its just a bizarre hour flashback and pointless side character buildup to a pretty standard climax.
‘Overthought and underwhelming. Completely random paragliding sequence did its best to save the movie.’
‘The movie turned out to be very slow. Could not keep my attention.’
Someone else wrote on X: ’30mins into this movie AD VITAM and I’m still confused what the plot is. I mean, the movie ends in 40 mins.. why is it #2 on Netflix?’
Another on Rotten Tomatoes rated it two stars and wrote: ‘Really slow. Could have been a good story, but it’s not.’
