Based on a true story. Sometimes those five little words can elevate a film to a higher level. Not in this case. Flic Story (awful title) follows an apparently famous case in France about a cop chasing an escaped convict. But this ain't no Heat! Delon basically sleepwalks through the film and Trintignant is okay as a ruthless and violent criminal. Looks the part! But true it may be, the story of Flic Story just isn't engaging or suspenseful. It's just scene after scene intercutting between routine policework 101 (Delon) which is told more impressive in countless other films and a criminal at work 101 (Trintignant) what we have also seen before and executed better.
Review of Flic Story
