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Billionaire financier Nerio Winch, head of
the W Group, is murdered. His second-in-command (Kristin Scott Thomas) must find his unknown heir, Largo (Tomer Sisley),
as the W Group is under attack from a hostile takeover from a former arms dealer. Largo faces drug traffickers, hostile
Third World policeman, corporate raiders, and assassins as he races to get the shares from a secret hiding place that proves
Largo is Nerio's adopted son and rightful heir.
THE HEIR APPARENT: LARGO WINCH
is a fast paced corporate action thriller. The story is fast paced as it switches back and forth from the present day
to various points in Largo's past. The film is based on a Danish graphic novel series and the movie is probably the
first introduction to people who never heard of the comic book character Largo Winch (I have never heard of him
before now). This is the first movie in a series and it is full of twists and turns. Tomer Sisley holds your attention as a character
who doesn't want to heir to an empire. Responsibility is thrust on him. I think of Largo as a reluctant Bruce
Wayne without the Batman and more like a Bourne type of action hero. I can't wait until the sequel, Largo Winch 2: The Burma Conspiracy aka Largo Winch:
Ultimatum (which co-stars Sharon Stone), is released in the USA.
SPECIAL FEATURES: The extras include a theatrical trailer, a 25 minute behind-the-scenes
Making-Of featurette, and a digital comic version of LARGO WINCH: THE HEIR #1 (which would have worked better if one could
download it off the disc as a PDF or a digital comic download because it is a little awkward trying to read the comic
on the disc).
FINAL ANALYSIS: Don't let the multi-lingual nature of THE HEIR APPARENT:
LARGO WINCH throw you off (the movie included on the disc is a mix of the two languages). Even though it has English
and French in it, it is a fast paced thriller that people should check out. I want Music Box Films to release the sequel
soon and hopefully they won't take so long to release as this film as they promoted it forever on other DVDs for at least
a year.
this review is (c)4-1-2012 David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without
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