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

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1. 

   Shazaaaam

   Jean Dujardin is great in this, but the comedy's pretty thin. 9 years 9 months ago
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   AJWH

   This must have been the inspiration to the TV show Archer 5 years 11 months ago
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   Siskoid

   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 10 months ago

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