There was absolutely nothing new in this film that hasn't already been done before, and done much better. The directing was sub-par and bland. The shaky camera got annoying, and the choreographed action scenes weren't anything great. Even at a mere 80 min runtime, the slow pacing and lack of any real narrative outside the conceptual story made this film drag on and feel much longer. Everything in the writing was cliched and predictable. There really was no point in making this film. Even as a fan of Olga Kurylenko, I felt she was underutilized. You wont miss a thing if you skip this one. It's a generous 5/10 all going to some decent cinematography and to the adequate casting and performances.

Clara is a soldier in the French Army; after a traumatic experience while working as an interpreter in Syria she finds herself assigned to Operation Sentinelle. This means patrolling the streets of Nice. She has become addicted to painkillers and is constantly on edge. One night she goes clubbing with her sister Tania; they separate when Tania goes over to meet some young Russians. The next day Tania is found in a coma, she has been raped. Clara is determined to mind the man responsible and make him pay.

This might not be the most original story but it provides a good level of excitement and some fairly bone crunching action. This action includes several fights, some shooting and some stabbing... it should please action fans. The locations used are all fairly impressive; especially those in Nice. The cast is solid enough; especially Olga Kurylenko who is rarely off screen as Klara. The ending is a bit weak; it was as though they finished making the film and realised it was too short so found a way to add a few more minutes... as it is it is only eighty minutes in length. Overall hardly a must see but fun if you are a fan of the genre.

These comments are based on watching the film in French with English subtitles.

Gently put, Sentinelle is a watered down version of movies like Taken (Liam Neeson) with a little more focus on the broken character of our heroin. The action sequences are okay but compared to the genre standard of vigilante, revenge movies rather mediocre and lack verve, violence, speed, amount. As the rest of the story does not really make up to that lack of action quality, Sentinelle can't really satisfy the audience action nor drama wise. All in all: okay, a movie of TV standard, with a solid game by Olga Kurylenko. Verdict: nothing remarkable, but not that bad like many reviews and ratings indicate, that's at least my opinion.