An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
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Perfect cast and a good story
Good movie but grossly overrated
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Another comic book adaptation,this turn from Tardi's Adele Blanc-Sec a sort of young female Indiana Jones settled in early 19th century,this adventuress is a little silly but not unproved of charming,the FX are enough good for such french production from the master Luc Besson,all characters has a own emotional appeal to enchant the audience,mixing adventure,a bit a black humor,funny gags and even a romance all in french style,managed to family and to range all ages,fine entertainment which is lacking of malice!! Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-ray / Rating: 7
Luc Besson seems to have no limits, and his visualization of Adele Blanc-Sec from comic to film is a delight for the funny-bone as well as the eyes. In keeping with the setting of the film, Besson occasionally uses slapstick and old school silent movie touches to keep the tone light while continually moving forward. Adele has been compared to Indiana Jones (mainly because they both visit Egypt), but she also could be the sister of Captain Jack Sparrow as absolutely nothing will defer her from her mission. This is an adventure worth sharing, a gentle pleasure from start to finish.
I only discovered this wonderful film this year when it was added to the iTunes library. While Apple frequently manages to deleteriously re-crop movies or otherwise bungle them, it did a good job adding the uncensored "Director's Cut" of this movie. I always prefer subtitled versions to the dubbed ones and this one was no exception. Most of the other reviewers here have noted the film's strengths -- brilliant casting, a fun-filled "Indiana Jones"-type adventure, creative special effects -- so I won't repeat those. (I will say that the most vehement critics seem to have come to the movie with a lot of preconceived expectations, rather than simply let the film be the lighthearted live-action cartoon that it is.) I do have a question for the French speakers out there: What is Adele saying to the horses blocking her cab in Parisian traffic as she returns home with the mummy? The rant is the only place without subtitles in English. My high-school French, while helpful with confirming some aspects of the translation, doesn't cover that outburst. I presume it must be obscene, but I'd like to know what it says.Merci beaucoup!
Apparently French parents don't mind if their kids see a lady's breasts, because while this movie shows off some nipples, its broad humor and generally goofiness make it very much a kid's movie.This is not a kid's movie because it features kids - there are none - but because all the adults act like kids, and the logic will strain the credulity of anyone over ten. Still, it's a fun adventure movie that mixes in Indiana Jones/Mummy type elements. The heroine is appealing in in a starchy way, the special effects are decent, and the characters that show up in the last part are rather amusing.If you like adventure movies, and have run through the greats, and don't mind some silliness (or, even better, prefer that) then this is a good movie to watch, even if it is utterly forgettable.