This month feature in Cahier du Cinéma, there is a detailed coverage of Quentin Dupiex. And Dupiex, himself wrote an "auto critiques" for all his movies (most) with a little commentary and how much he rated them out of 10. And Wrong Cop is the front runner with 8.5/10 (Rubber only got 5.5/10). Of course I am extremely intrigued by the fact that Wrong Cop is his personal favourite and naming it more matured and well developed then his other works.
I started to notice his style. First, the music he uses. He creates his own music, (Dupiex is also an electronic musician under the name Mr. Oizo.) It's not like Daft Punk or Justice. It's not like deep house, I would say something in between and I found it suits his story telling very well. Second, an epic monologue (in my opinion, even he said he is leaving the imagination to the audience but he is consciously guiding us to the way he wants us to think.) And third his subtle humour. Slow, but it's funny.
Wrong Cop is basically about how corrupted the cops are. There is a saying in Chinese, "Police are just well dressed gangsters". It sums up the movie pretty well in terms of the plot. From selling drugs to blackmailing and sexually harassing people.
The way he thinks is very interesting, however, it's really subjective. Personally, I found the idea behind Rubber is way more intriguing. Not that Wrong Cop is any less. What he tries to portrait in Wrong Cop was a bit more political and visual. The understanding of the universe. I would say the idea came across quite clear, less mysterious. It makes me wonder what is more important,
True, Wrong Cop does have a more developed plot but it misses the "shock" factor Rubber gives us.
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