The movie has very nice visuals. It is a true joy to look at and the overall atmosphere is also very good. The acting is very good as well. Even the soundtrack is pretty good for the film. The only downside, and it's a rather large one, is the quite boring storyline in this movie. It is watchable, but due to the bad overall story, just barely. It becomes a little slow paced eventually and with less action than expected.
In the end it is rather sad, as this movie could be so much more, if the storyline was better.
I still regard it higher than the Bond films of Daniel Craig. As in that era the Bond movies just became another high budget action movie without much character. Jean Dujardin has a perfect face for James Bond, this is also a large part why the OSS movies work pretty well. Good visuals and great casting to set the perfect "Bond" atmosphere, just as it was back in the days.
In the end it is rather sad, as this movie could be so much more, if the storyline was better.
I still regard it higher than the Bond films of Daniel Craig. As in that era the Bond movies just became another high budget action movie without much character. Jean Dujardin has a perfect face for James Bond, this is also a large part why the OSS movies work pretty well. Good visuals and great casting to set the perfect "Bond" atmosphere, just as it was back in the days.