I nipped down the video shop to see what was new this week. With the exception of a few dreary looking chick flicks and some even more dreary looking US 'hilarious comedies' there wasn't much new. It's at times like this you fall back to films you'd probably not normally rent but make mental notes to rent if nothing else inspires you. District 13 was one of those noted but never rented movies so it got rented in the absence of anything else worthwhile looking at. Bloody hell, what a surprise. It's French (with english subtitles), has loads of bad dewds with big guns, fast cars, a witty script (by Luc Besson [Taxi]) and best of all free-running. I think they must've hired all the free-runners in Paris to make this film. Don't be put off by the cover which says it's from the producers of The Transporter, which had loads of great potential but as usual Hollywood dumbed it down for the American market, it's a thoroughly enjoyable Escape From New York'ish romp. 8/10