I pick this movie for 3 reasons : 1) to plug my missing years in cinema history (at least, one movie each year since cinema has been invented) and here it's 1964. 2) to get back to my roots : i'm French but mostly i watch American productions thus i'm nearly ignorant about my culture ! 3) because movies allows time travels : today, the movies are so bad that it's better to search into the past to find original story, talented cast
So here we have a black and white comedy about international spies during the cold war. I can't deny that there is some really funny moments, true inspiration and a love for the language. As seen in Le Professionnel, Lautner is a dynamic director and who practices a clear editing : we know where we go, we understand what happens even if it's an action movie with guns and fights !
However, the movie has the feel of a retirement home : the 4 spies are rather old men (almost 50 years) and whatever their talent, i can't believe Blier nor Blanche as active agents ! This heavy team meets in an old German castle and one more time, it smells old age, aggravated by the fact that they stay mostly inside it
In short, the movie is worth of watching but unlikely to be in my classics
So here we have a black and white comedy about international spies during the cold war. I can't deny that there is some really funny moments, true inspiration and a love for the language. As seen in Le Professionnel, Lautner is a dynamic director and who practices a clear editing : we know where we go, we understand what happens even if it's an action movie with guns and fights !
However, the movie has the feel of a retirement home : the 4 spies are rather old men (almost 50 years) and whatever their talent, i can't believe Blier nor Blanche as active agents ! This heavy team meets in an old German castle and one more time, it smells old age, aggravated by the fact that they stay mostly inside it
In short, the movie is worth of watching but unlikely to be in my classics