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San Antonio
2004 Action / Comedy / Thriller
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Director:
Frédéric Auburtin, Laurent Touil-Tartour
Starring: Gérard Lanvin, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Galabru, Barbara Schulz, Eriq Ebouaney |
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Summary
When the President of France mysteriously disappears, disgraced special agent San Antonio
is called into investigate. Assisted by his sidekick, the woman-mad Bérurier,
San Antonio soon realises he is up against a band of dangerous and intelligent criminals.
But who is their mastermind?
Credits
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Review
What starts out as a promising albeit pretty wacky James Bond spoof very quickly degenerates
into a tedious mélange of comedy fights, action stunts and silly sex jokes, with
no real sign of a coherent plot and with characters that would be implausible in a child’s
strip cartoon. The talent of Gérard Lanvin and Gérard Depardieu are
totally wasted in this clumsy adaptation of Frédéric Dard’s comedy-thriller
novels, with both actors reduced to spouting imbecilic dialogue and trying, in vain, to
make the endless stream of oral sex jokes amusing. Hard to believe that the
film was directed by Frédéric Auburtin, who previously worked with Gérard
Depardieu on the thoughtful 1999 film drama,
Un pont entre deux rives.
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