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Good start, but then it gets ruined

Good movie but grossly overrated

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

I don't know much about Corsica, but it is not hard to imagine that this island stuck rigidly between Italian and French cultures is made fun of often. This hilarious film brings out the beauty of the island and its culture with great humor. Every scene has something hilarious in it. I suppose you do have to start off with an international mind set to enjoy the details. I do not speak any French, but the argument about Corsican ("it's not a dialect, it's a language" "but I understand everything you're saying" "shut up!"), the street names named after Rome and Napoleon, the mutt dog which the "mainlander" French detective calls a mutt and is corrected by an offended bar owner, saying it is a special Corsican breed, the island men singing songs "of Corsican culture" at 2 AM in the morning, the guilt tripping while drinking at the bar, the political separatist factions that are made up of the same group of 20 or so men with ridiculous outfits, the local police vs. crime unit vs. secret police trying to catch Jean Reno's character, Ange... Everything is just hilarious. The ridiculous backward and rural mindset of the locals is juxtaposed with the international tourist destination identity of the island. Everything is, as should be in a comedy like this, a bit over the top, and the locals are not that backward, and the island is just beautiful even in parts that are rural, or maybe especially so... Reno is excellent, as usual. Christian Clavier, probably even more so. The duo have great chemistry. The supporting cast, especially the two men who are Ange's most trusted accomplices, are superbly acted.Overall, a great crime farce and a heartwarming comedy (with a few bombs... with tampons...)

I watched this movie last night and loved it.From the opening scene where the caricatured bumbling mainland police are foiled by the caricatured independantist locals, I was laughing my head off.Remi the private detective from Paris is hired on a commercial matter to go to Corsica to find Ange Leoni, the independantist who happens to be on the run from police.Many farcical scenes ensue as Remi comes up against a closed culture while Ange plays cat and mouse with the police. Meanwhile rival gangs of independantists and rival judicial organisations all vie with each other for influence and control over events with mostly ridiculous results.I've never been to Corsica, but if you've ever read "Asterix in Corsica", you will understand what all the jokes are about, although I doubt this movie would be anywhere near as much fun with subtitles. The deliberately thick patois at the start is only there for colour - the rest of the movie is in lightly southern-accented French.

This comedy-thriller is probably a lot funnier if you know something about Corsica. You'll get the general idea, though; but it's not particularly exciting. I admit I did not finish watching it, but I got about halfway through before I decided I really didn't care.A private eye is hired to find Ange Leoni (Jean Reno), and proceeds to bumble and stumble about the island. His misadventures are mildly funny...The DVD does not look very good, but a bigger problem is the subtitles. In most outdoor scenes they are not dark enough to be readable, so unless your French is very good, you're going to miss a lot of dialogue. I know enough French to get by, but it's rusty, and this is a very rapid-fire, highly accented regional French that's harder to understand than average.

I heard from this funny movie when I spent my summer holidays 2005 on the isle of Corsica with my family. Fortunately I had the opportunity watching it on the ferry leaving the isle. I have to say that it's long time ago I didn't see such a great film. It shows many parodies about Corsicas political and cultural life mixed with very nice setting places of this beautiful isle. Christian Clavier and Jean Reno did a very solid job and were very cool. If you want to spend a relaxed evening then don't miss it. If you enjoyed it I highly recommend to see another great fun movie starring Jean Reno in "Tais-Toi". You won=t regret it. My vote with my wife is 6 out of 10.