The film seems to come apart... Still, there remains that stunning first sequence, and enough richness of style and theme to make Un Flic a characteristic if not the quintessential [Jean-Pierre] Melville film.

Jean-Pierre Melville's last film, Un Flic / A Cop (1972), is a late noir classic...

Though not among Melville's classics, "Un Flic" is a pleasure to experience.

While I find it minor Melville, it still delivers his distinctive evocation of theater and ritual in this social ecosystem of cops, crooks, informants, and collaborators, a code of conduct privileged over any personal feelings.