OSS 117: From Africa with Love

Original title: OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire

2021
1h 57m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

6.2K

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Habib Dembélé, Jean Dujardin, Ivan Franek, Natacha Lindinger, Fatou N'Diaye, Wladimir Yordanoff, and Pierre Niney in OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)

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The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
Director Michel Hazanavicius' original plan was to feature an aging and bald OSS 117, set the film in the 1970s and take inspiration from blaxploitation movies. Screenwriter Jean-François Halin refused to age the character, keeping him young as he was in the previous films, which would make the timeline of the series a floating one. The only plan to carry over from the original idea was to set the story in an African country. The movie now takes place in the 1980s.

Goofs
OSS 117 is going to the SDECE offices (French intelligence service in the 70's) near the Eiffel Tower. The intelligence service offices were, and still are, boulevard Mortier, in the south of Paris, quite far from the Eiffel Tower.

Crazy credits
The movie opens with Gaumont 80's logo.

Connections
Edited into Indy Eka: From Africa with Love (2021)

Soundtracks
Oh Fields My Fields
Lyrics by Viktor Gusev and music by Lev Knipper
Performed by The Red Army Choir (as Les Choeurs de L'Armée Rouge)

The weakest entry in the franchise still manages to entertain!

I have to say upfront I am a huge fan of the 2 previous movies directed by Michel Hazanavicius, I was nervous for this one because I hold them in high regards, and director Hazanavicius was not coming back because "he didn't like the script".

I'm pleased to report the movie still succeed to make us laugh and entertain, Jean Dujardin is back in strong form. His comedic timing is always golden and his facial expressions haven't changed. The aesthetic was also a treat, like the 2 previous movies the set design, color palette and exotic locations makes it a beautiful film to look at. Maybe not as good as the other ones but still solid.

I would say that the story/plot is probably the weakest point of the film, it drags a bit with a 2-hour runtime and they try to introduce a new agent played by Pierre Niney that feels a bit forced and didn't really work for me, it was hit & miss (mostly miss) with this character. It feels like they didn't really knew how to end this movie, but it didn't really take away from my enjoyment of it.

This type of comedy can be tricky in today's politically correct day & age, but I thought they stayed true to Hubert and didn't held back. Now that he's going to Africa you can expect him to be maladroit... and he is. It never feels mean however, you can tell he's just an idiot who doesn't know better.

Overall even though it does feel inferior to Rio Ne Répond Plus and Caire Nid d'Espions, it's something I know I'm going to watch again for Jean Dujardin's star performance as Hubert. Bonisseur De La Bath.