Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

IMDB-manu This movie is simply terrible. It glorifies smalltime thugs, who break into houses, steal works of art, and threaten a doctor with violence.As the morons they are, they insult one of the people they are stealing from, for not listening to the loud, obnoxious and clichéd rap music that they like.Luc Besson tries to tell the story of a group of youth down on their luck, who work together to help someone, but the reality is really different, and this is what makes me uncomfortable. They are not guardian angels, they're just thugs, who use threats to get what they want.

P.S. Paaskynen Many of my fellow commentators who were overly critical of Yamakasi miss the point of the film (and in some cases some important details of the plot). The motivation behind this film was to showcase free running/parkour as a new action style Besson had already used similar stunts in Taxi 2 and later developed the idea into the quite palatable action flick Banlieue 13 (District 13B). The story of the film is merely a framework around which the stunt sequences could be moulded. However, it is important to understand some plot points: - The French Police do, unfortunately, have a reputation for being racist. - Parkour is a sub-culture born in the poor suburbs, so the runners are likely to have negative feelings towards the authorities. If they had been depicted as goodie-two-shoes, the story would be unrealistic and the rebellious free runners most likely would not have participated. - French society is elitist and arrogance of the ones on top towards those at the bottom is not unheard of. - The little boy had a heart condition and the exertion of climbing the tree caused a cardiac crisis that made a transplantation the only option to save him. - Trade in human organs is highly illegal in Europe, the doctor is suspect for suggesting it (using these channels could cost him his job, so probably he will get a fat commission out of the deal, or he wouldn't risk it). His callous behaviour brands him as one of the bad guys. - The people robbed by the yamakasi run the illegal organ trade behind the facade of a charity, so basically the yamakasi are stealing from the criminals, so that they can pay them for the illegal donor heart. Thus, in their view, nobody loses except they themselves for risking arrest. - Non Hollywood films often do not explain the blatantly obvious.

tiqtoq This film was a total disappointment. Aside from a few stunts sprinkled throughout, it was a real dog. Bad acting, labored dialogue and cliche after cliche abound until the viewer is forced to just speed through the thing until you see people jumping around. Skip it. If you don't know anything about Parkour, this may spark your interest. If you've seen the commercials on Nike and other places about the amazing stunts that some of these people do, you aren't going to find anything here. What's more interesting is the pan-ethnic group itself and the obvious Arab/Black discrimination that goes on in France. It's interesting that most of the Traceurs are of Arab and Asian descent. Just as hip-hop and rap are the voice of the underclass here, so it is in France with the Arab underclass.

giantgambianrat I realise that the french are extremely anti-authoritarian, but this movie takes the cake. Not only are the cops ridiculous and racist, so are not only the politicians but also the doctors. ... doctors? While it is interesting to see the incredible divisions between genteel France and the immigrant 'cités', I see no reason to start bashing the Swiss. What the hell did they do to deserve such treatment? I'd like to point out that the sale of human organs is banned by the constitution (Art 119a) in Switzerland. Oh, and the movie is sexist too.In conclusion, if you want to watch a ridiculous movie with a mixture of amusement, disgust and horror, go right ahead, but I suggest you watch it with the remote in hand and fast forward through all the scenes where no one is doing crazy acrobatics.