OSS117: Lost In Rio: DVD Review
OSS 117 Lost In Rio
Rating: M
Released by Madman Entertainment
Sure the spy spoof genre's been done to death but OSS117, the
latest entry-sacre bleu, a Frenchie- is pretty damn good.
Actor Jean Dujardin is Hubert de la Bath, a post war spy, who's
part racist, part sexist and all funny - he even resembles a French
version of Sean Connery- it's 1967 and despatched to Brazil to
retrieve a microfilm, de la Bath ends up in a series of
(mis)adventures which appear to channel Clouseau at times and which
show he's a relic of a world gone by. However, whereas this could
lapse so far into parody, it consciously stays away from that and
lets the sheer nincompoopery of its agent showcase the
comedy.
It's a bucketload of fun, complete with Brazilian bikini babes, a
blistering Bossanova soundtrack, devilish Chinamen (as he calls
them) Saul Bass style film-making and a stellar performance from
dujardin.
I hope pretty soon we get to spend more time with Hubert Bonisseur
de la Bath - because the whole film is a joyous spoofy romp -and
far superior to Austin Powers
Extras: Outtakes, Deleted scenes, Making of,
Trailer
Rating: 7/10
