Nicky Larson - City Hunter

Philippe Lacheau and Tarek Boudali together for the fourth time and once again it’s an excellent caper worthy of a full score. These two make the best comedies of recent years and give a huge middle finger to the USA. The story is a bit of a parody of the Bond films, but full of creative and original ideas. The main character is an agent obsessed with sex and women, which makes for a great premise for a fine comedy. And instead of a bomb, the villain here invents a love perfume that, if it falls into the wrong hands, will unleash all sorts of trouble in the world. I was also surprised by the action, Phillipe Lacheau has some fine fights. If course, this is a comedy, so they are delivered in a spectacular and funny way, something in the style of Jackie Chan, and the humour is exactly to my taste. I had about five fits of laughter already by the 30th minute, and the opening hospital scene has cult-classic potential. A perfect, brisk and funny French flick, where besides the great actors, the aptly chosen soundtrack is also worth mentioning. Story****, Action****, Humor*****, Violence**, Entertainment*****, Music****, Visual****, Atmosphere**, Suspense***. 9/10. (12.05.2020)

I'm very disillusioned about the fact that even in France they are making tasteless sexist comedies. And I really can't stomach the attempt at humor when one of the weirdos tries to warm up a chilled hamster in the microwave, oblivious to the fact that it won't survive, and then is terribly surprised when it catches fire. If humor falters in such a desperate manner, the creators could have at least put some effort into building a clever story, which unfortunately is absent. Even the soundtrack didn't impress me. (35%) (24.11.2021)