Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Rayane is a scared and clumsy young cop who is constantly mocked by other cops. The day his doctor wrongly tells him that he has only thirty days to live, he understands that this is his last chance to become a hero within his police station and impress his colleague Stéphanie. The eternal fearful man then turns into a real hothead who will take all the risks to catch a big drug lord...
30 Days Max is a fairly formulaic French comedy-action film that leans on a well-worn premise — the timid underdog transformed by a false terminal diagnosis — without adding much originality. The plot follows predictable beats common to the genre, the acting is serviceable but unremarkable, and the cinematography is functional at best. The film offers little novelty, recycling tropes from similar comedies. The ending wraps up neatly but without surprise or emotional payoff. Overall it lands squarely in below-to-average territory across the board, consistent with its middling reception.