'Case 137' Review: A Perfectly Fine Yet Inessential Examination of Police Brutality

On Tuesday, delegates from France's national film center held a press-conference in Cannes to share the good news: Moviegoing was on the rise, with admissions, local productions and theater openings all on the upswing throughout 2024. Two days later, one could still, ever so faintly, hear those exhibitors' sighs of relief once Dominik Moll's "Case 137" made its world premiere – because this slight police drama is of the exact type that will benefit from the relaxed expectations of ticket-buyers who hit the cinema once or twice a week, rather than a few times per year. Modest in . . .