OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (2006)'s comments

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Shazaaaam

Jean Dujardin is great in this, but the comedy's pretty thin.

9 years 10 months ago

AJWH

This must have been the inspiration to the TV show Archer

6 years ago

2006 French 007 spoof starring The Artist himself, Jean Dujardin. Set in the mid-50s, it is really successful at achieving the look of a Sean Connery Bond film. It's got some laughs, though that rather depends on your appreciation of French comedy. I'm a native French speaker and I can't claim to always get it; we don't have the same cultural referents in Canada. But playing on classic Bond tics and movie-making techniques of yesteryear will work for everyone, and Dujardin is excellent at physical comedy. What will likely make you uneasy is the amount of "colonial" humor on display. OSS 177 is boorishly French and entirely mindlessly dismissive of Islam (since the film takes place in Egypt when it was throwing off the shackles of European imperialism). The movie goes out of its way to show HE'S the idiot, but after the events of this last week, it's hard to laugh at the casual racism of a character who's nevertheless meant to be sympathetic. Regardless, an amusing spy spoof, a lot more subtle than, say, Austin Powers or Naked Gun. There's a sequel and I'd be game to watch it to see Dujardin's silly-but-cool Connery again.

8 years 11 months ago

IreneAdler

A French comedy about a rather strange and politically incorrect spy. Nice comedy, not the funniest I ever saw, but still fine - and Jean Dujardin is making an utter fool of himself - which I mean in the nicest possible way :) He's pretty good and I'd love to see him in different roles as well.

9 years 1 month ago

Skyscore

http://www.afisha.ru/movie/177413/review/153102/

11 years 10 months ago