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Movie Reviews of Wasabi
Movie Review: Is that stuff suppose to be hot?
Summary: 4 Stars
Read Cookieman108s review, he says it better than I could. This movie blew me away. I found the movie full of action and comedy. Although not being a fan of foreign films regularly, Jean Reno and Luc Besson are obviously a winning combination. I had seen "The Professional" years ago, but I hadn't paid much attention to the other movies these two collaborated on. My mistake which I'm correcting. Suffice it to say I will now buy anything the two of them have made. I must say though you probably won't go wrong with anything Reno is in. I caught "The Crimson Rivers" last night and it was an excellent murder mystery. If you enjoy action movies like "The Transporter" with some comedy thrown in I think you will like "Wasabi". I watched the dubbed version and although other voices sounded a bit odd, Reno's voice sounded like his own to me. Next time I'm going to watch it with the foreign voices and subtitles. Be sure to catch Reno in "The Visitors". I bought "Wasabi" right after I rented it. It was like a cross between a "Lethal Weapon" and "Pink Panther" movie. Very entertaining as Reno as a cop finds out his love from twenty years ago has died and named him the will executor. When he gets into trouble at the airport he is saved by a friend that he worked with in coutner-intelligence twenty years ago. Then on arrival in Japan he finds out his love not only left him her millions but a daughter as well that is being followed by the Japanese mafia. What transpires is excellent drama, action, and comedy. I highly recommend it.Movie Review: Whipped Flambe
Summary: 4 Stars
With "Hotel Rwanda" & "Ronin" in his past & both "The Da Vinci Code" & "The Pink Panther" out in 2006, Jean Reno's profile in the States is riding high. His performance as the cop Hubert is a blockbuster. Gerard Krawczyk who directed "Taxi 2," "The Messenger: The Joan of Arc Story" & his recent "Fanfan la Tulipe" does a good job of keeping the pace brisk and the story like a whipped flambe, full of flavor but light. Hubert's daughter Yumi is played by Ryoko Hirosue in the 3rd of her 4 films. "Poppoya: Railroad Man" & "Himitsu aka Secret" are other credits of hers I have yet to taste. She does an excellent job dressing like a Japanese Cyndi Lauper, while just wanting to have fun. The bright oranges of her costumes are wild & wonderful. Hubert's sidekick in Japan is Momo played by Michel Muller from "Like a Fish Out of Water" & "The Daltons." Muller does an excellent job of keeping the comedy light, being just dumb enough to make the jokes work and bright enough not to get shot. The film works if you don't look at the plot too closely. (At the end, why does Hubert have to leave when he's on a 2-month suspension that started 2 days ago?) The Japanese actor who plays the Zebra does a great job. It's fast paced and breezy, like a French version of an American movie. This is an excellent evening's entertainment. Enjoy!Movie Review: A Great Fun Action Movie with Heart!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a big fan of Jean Reno, so I guess that I am a bit biased. This is one fun movie, though even if you are not a fan of Reno. This is in part due to the writing credits of Luc Besson, a long-time collaborator of Reno's, famously teaming together for the brilliant Leon aka' The Professional, my all time favorite piece of cinema! While this movie doesn't have the depth and brilliant script of Leon, it is certainly a fine piece of work from both Besson and Reno. Adding to the wonderful spicy flavor of this dish, we have Ryoko Hirosue, who is an absolute gem as Hubert's surprise daughter, and Michael Muller, Hubert's longtime partner, who is hillarious when he takes a big scoop of wasabi and puts it in his mouth, the look on his face....priceless!! We should see more of him in domestic movies, he is quite a card! The cast plays off each other very well and the scene with Hubert's past love, lying in the coffin as Reno looks at her, is very touching and sweet. Bottom line, this is a sweet fun movie, plenty of action, humor and entertains divinely!! The movie also has a wonderful soundtrack, although it is not available here in the states, but definitely worth going to the trouble to get. I highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a great fun movie and it will be definitely worth the time you spend to watch!!! Hai!Movie Review: A Great Fun Action Movie with Heart!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a big fan of Jean Reno, so I guess that I am a bit biased. This is one fun movie, though even if you are not a fan of Reno. This is in part due to the writing credits of Luc Besson, a long-time collaborator of Reno's, famously teaming together for the brilliant Leon aka' The Professional, my all time favorite piece of cinema! While this movie doesn't have the depth and brilliant script of Leon, it is certainly a fine piece of work from both Besson and Reno. Adding to the wonderful spicy flavor of this dish, we have Hirosue Ryoko, who is an absolute gem as Hubert's surprise daughter, and Michael Muller, Hubert's longtime partner, who is hillarious when he takes a big scoop of wasabi and puts it in his mouth, the look on his face....priceless!! We should see more of him in domestic movies, he is quite a card! The cast plays off each other very well and the scene with Hubert's past love, lying in the coffin as Reno looks at her, is very touching and sweet. Bottom line, this is a sweet fun movie, plenty of action, humor and entertains divinely!! The movie also has a wonderful soundtrack, although it is not available here in the states, but definitely worth going to the trouble to get. I highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a great fun movie and it will be definitely worth the time you spend to watch!!! Hai!Movie Review: Probably Reno's best non-English film
Summary: 4 Stars
I remember seeing this movie on pay per view TV once and being awestruck by it. Now that I've seen it again, I've come to appreciate it more. It helps that I think Jean Reno is a marvelous actor, regardless of the kind of Hollywood crap he appears in these days (Da Vinci Code, the American Godzilla movie, the Rollerball remake).
The plot is a little cliched (character realizes he has a long-lost relative), and the additional element of the character traveling to Japan and experiencing culture shock is also a mild cliche, but the other elements of the film overcome this. This film almost never takes itself seriously, from the action scenes that last less than a minute to the film's terrific ending, which I refuse to spoil.
For the most part, Reno puts on a good performance, although he delivers his lines in a slight monotone. Michel Muller is the source of most of the film's humour (including a scene where Reno and Muller both try wasabi, with heavily varying reactions), and the other actors are generally good.
If you're looking for a snappy, self-mocking action film, this is definitely worth checking out. However, I recommend watching the movie in the original French with subtitles, as some of the voices in the dub are horrendous.