Agente Speciale 117 al servizio della Repubblica - Missione Rio

France's send-up of a James Bond-type spy who's a bumbling idiot has its charms.

France's super secret agent man is back in "OSS 117 — Lost in Rio," and he's better, and worse, than ever with a lot of bang, bang, bang, stumble, bumble, fumble in flashy '60s era suits of impeccably poor taste.The latest edition of the French spoof again stars Jean Dujardin as Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, an idiot suave-ant of secret agents with brilliantine hair and a specialty for sailing through politically incorrect pronouncements with the same aplomb he does shoot-outs with bad guys. For director Michel Hazanavicius, who resurrected the OSS 117 franchise in 2006's "OSS 117 — Cairo, Nest of Spies," "Lost in Rio" is a clear case of overkill. [...]

di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (2988 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 7 maggio 2010