Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12087 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-04-13
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 112 minutes

Synopsis
Based on the 1944 Normandy Landings, FEMALE AGENTS recounts the story of five ordinary women tasked with rescuing a British agent from behind enemy lines. Louise (Sophie Marceau) is put in charge of the mission and her first point of duty is to assemble a crack team of all-female Resistance fighters. Using her feminine wiles, she manages to secure the very best women in their respective fields: a showgirl who excels in the art of seduction, a chemist and explosives expert, a prostitute and cold-blooded killer, and a Jewish Italian radio operator. Just when everything seems to be going well, they receive orders to assassinate the head of Nazi counter-intelligence in Paris, for fears that he knows too much about the Landings. How will the women adapt to this unexpected and potentially suicidal change of plans?

Customer Reviews

Disappointing, mish-mash.
This is a film which has recieved positive reviews and the plot outline has bags of potential, but it doesn't deliver on anything that it promises.

The cover shows tanks, planes and a sky lit up with explosions. Well you don't get any of that. This is more hollyoaks behind enemy lines.

We are told this is based on true events, but I didn't find any of it to be believable. It would have been good to have had some extras to explain the historical basis of the plot.

The characters were never properly developed, and this left me feeling cold towards them. Above all they all seem far too calm. The nervousness and exitement of being in enemy territory was missing. Even during the torture scenes everyone was playing it cool.

If you are looking for an action film, this is not for you. As a thriller it is weak and there is no comedy, romance or intrigue. In spite of this there is enough going on to hold your attention and so it just about deserves 3 stars.