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The first movie was (almost) faithful to the comics ,- almost" because one of the main characters was absent-the second was an original screenplay although snatches of comics stories appeared now and then ("L'heure Du Tigre").

The third installment is based on two comic books , "le prix de l'argent " and "la loi du dollar ", but,to put it mildly ,loosely ; the screenplay is muddled and complicated to a fault ,blending past and present ,and casting an American star again (Sharon Stone in the second episode) :here James Franco could have been an asset ,had he been given worthwhile material to work with ; on the other hand, I have an aversion to Clotilde Hesme,the queen of the feel -good French flick ("Diane a les épaules" "l'échappée belle") and as for me,her presence did not bode well .

This is essentially an action-packed movie , looking towards James Bond ,and desesperately trying to give a deep meaningful emotional dimension (model "skyfall"). The scenes filmed on location in Thailand are proportionately more palatable than the urban ones .And no Simon Ovronnaz !