OSS 117: Lost in Rio is the sequel to one of the funniest films I’ve
ever seen, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
and is bought to us by the team behind that film and The Artist, Oscar Winners Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin. A
James Bond pastiche, Dujardin stars as OSS 177, France’s top secret agent. It’s
1967 and he is on a mission to capture a microfilm containing the names of
French Nazi collaborators from an ex-Nazi now residing in Brazil. He is
joined by a beautiful Israeli Army Officer, Delores Koulechov (Louise Monot) who is tasked with
bringing the Nazi back to Israel
to face a war crimes tribunal. 117 bumbles his way through Brazil with the help of his Israeli
colleague, attracting the interest of various women and the CIA along the way.
I was really
excited to see this sequel as Cairo, Nest of Spies is one of the best comedies I’ve seen in the last year. I’d
previously read that the sequel wasn’t as well received in France as the
original and I’d have to agree with that assessment. It is in no way as good as Cairo, Nest of Spies but is still an
enjoyable hour and a half.
