Review of OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) by Ethan T — 23 Jul 2009
With the tongue-in-cheek caperings of the legendary agent OSS 117 turning Brazil upside down in search of a rogue Nazi loon, the spirit of 1968 - well, the reactionary, borderline racist, uniformly misogynist and frequently self-important spirit of 1968, anyway - rides again.
The split-screen montages are hilarious, and Jean Dujardin is perfect as the preening, swaggering 117, cutting a swathe through the bevy of bikini-clad lovelies, fending off the advances of long-haired hippies and constantly dogged by vengeful Chinamen who are terrible shots.
It's like an Austin Powers movie, but actually funny.
This review of OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) was written by Ethan T on 23 Jul 2009.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio has generally received positive reviews.
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