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OSS 117: LOST IN RIO (OSS 117: RIO NE REPOND PLUS)Movie Reviews
French language comedy about a French intelligence agent, OSS 117, who must track down microfilm that compromises France's security. Cast:Jean Dujardin, Alex Lutz, Louise Monot, Rüdiger VoglerDirector:Michel HazanaviciusRelease Date:May 7, 2010DVD Release:August 31, 2010From:Music Box FilmsLength:1 hr 41 min
AUGUST 31, 2010
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus), Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus) played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Tasha Robinson wrote for the AV Club, "...loopy... it’s Austin Powers goofery by way of Mel Brooks, though with a cooler, dryer tone and a much straighter face, embodied by Dujardin’s vapidly winning grin..." • And Joe Williams called the film in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "...engagingly lame." More Reviews Below...
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus) Positive Reviews (21 Reviews, reviews below)
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...depends mostly on wild exaggerations of 007, and here it does something right: It shows stunts and special effects that look like they might have been staged in 1967."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 06/10/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: FAIR "Mr. Dujardin, a skilled comedian, deftly embodies the spy's combination of cluelessness and condescension, but it's an act that eventually wears thin."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 05/07/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "I don't know that we actually need Agent OSS 117, but the world is a slightly better place with him around. And the film itself is a harmless trifle..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 05/07/10
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: POOR(cg) "Sexist, racist humor abounds, with Jews and gays especially taking a beating. I don't always object to non-PC humor -- but I like it to be funny, and here it isn't."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 247 words, 05/07/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...depends mostly on wild exaggerations of 007, and here it does something right: It shows stunts and special effects that look like they might have been staged in 1967."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 06/10/10
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...impeccably cheesy, but the Nazi humor and awkward sexist and racist eruptions smell a little stale. And yet, given time, the film develops an energy all its own."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 05/05/10
KEY CITIES (9 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "A lot of the humor involves puns. It'll help if you understand French, as when de La Bath mishears the term 'un groupe hippie' (a hippie group) as 'un gros pipi'..."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 498 words, 06/11/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Hazanavicius parodies the jump cuts and split-screen effects of 1960's movies to great comic effect. He sends up mod moviemaking as he sends up self-satisfied Frenchmen."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 05/21/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...doesn't quite recapture the politically incorrect high comedy of the original. It's generally friendly and enjoyable, but it sags a bit."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 418 words, 06/25/10
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "The humor here is on the dry side of zany... But no matter what, you have to admit this mix of lowbrow humor and French erudition has a style of its own."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 599 words, 06/11/10
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Jean Dujardin looks like Sean Connery by way of Ben Gazzara -- with a certain je-ne-sais-quoi of Nicolas Sarkozy. Is there a French word for unflappable jerk?"(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 534 words, 05/21/10
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a very funny French comedy of a variety that usually doesn't make its way here.... re-creates the mid-1960s and takes off on James Bond..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 05/14/10
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the jokes become a little hard to sustain. But the tenor, tone and immaculately lampooned art direction often make up for shtick that gradually grows thin..."(See all of Ted Fry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 07/02/10
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: FAIR(cg) "Barely one verbal or visual gag hits the mark, tiresome comedy bits go on too long, and recurring jokes are more liable to make you want to rip your head off than laugh."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 240 words, 08/13/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The story is lame and the action is flaccid, but as Hubert would be the first to tell you, the French have a word for those who can't take a joke: c'est la vie."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 230 words, 06/11/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...impeccably cheesy, but the Nazi humor and awkward sexist and racist eruptions smell a little stale. And yet, given time, the film develops an energy all its own."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 223 words, 05/05/10
Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Dujardin has flawless comic timing as the hero who may stumble but -- with the arch of an eyebrow and a flash of a grin -- always rises to the defense of the République."(See all of Betsy Sherman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 05/20/10
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: GOOD(cg) "...loopy... it's 'Austin Powers' goofery by way of Mel Brooks, though with a cooler, dryer tone and a much straighter face, embodied by Dujardin's vapidly winning grin..."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 444 words, 05/06/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...never achieves the real-world relevance of the first film and some jokes stubbornly fail to translate.... Dujardin still gives a winningly oblivious comedic performance..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 06/16/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: FAIR "Mr. Dujardin, a skilled comedian, deftly embodies the spy's combination of cluelessness and condescension, but it's an act that eventually wears thin."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 05/07/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "I don't know that we actually need Agent OSS 117, but the world is a slightly better place with him around. And the film itself is a harmless trifle..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 05/07/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Jordan Mintzer, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "A cocktail of cheeseball pickup lines, hammy play-acting and self-ridiculing Frenchiness... Jean Dujardin pulls off a charming, Peter Sellers-esque performance..."(See all of Jordan Mintzer's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 635 words, 04/20/09
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "A mostly unfunny effort... It's too bad Jean Dujardin's terrifically self-deprecating comic performance is undercut by the lameness of everything that surrounds him."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 452 words, 05/10/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "I don't know that we actually need Agent OSS 117, but the world is a slightly better place with him around. And the film itself is a harmless trifle..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 05/07/10
Mike Hale, New York Times: FAIR "Mr. Dujardin, a skilled comedian, deftly embodies the spy's combination of cluelessness and condescension, but it's an act that eventually wears thin."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 05/07/10
16.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus)'s reviews are separated by an average 16.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus) (21 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus)'s reviews cover 19.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 8,475 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 404 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus) Coverage, Volume & Length (21 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 10 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus)'s reviews on average broke 10 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117: Rio ne repond plus) (21 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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