'Fresh yet familiar, with such elaborate stylisation you'll need the DVD to take it in, Micmacs finds Jeunet back in his wheelhouse. It won't win new fans, maybe, but converts will love...
Micmacs
- Synopsis
MICMACS is the latest dazzlingly cinematic outing from Jean-Pierre Jeunet (AMELIE, DELICATESSEN), a satire on the arms trade which grounds this director's cinema of fantasy firmly in reality. Dany Boon leads a terrific cast including André Dussolier, Dominique Pinon and the matchless Yolande Moreau in a thrilling comedy about one man's plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers, with a little help from his friends.
Bazil (Dany Boon) is the son of a bomb disposal expert who died on a job in Morocco. Years later, Bazil is struck by a stray bullet, which remains lodged in his head, leading to some strange side effects. After losing his job, Bazil assembles a rag-tag team of misfits and sets out on a quest to bring down those he holds responsible for his misfortunes. Breathtaking and inventive, with pacy, edge-of-the-seat storytelling and no end of visual gags and witty wordplay.
- Release date:
- 26 February 2010
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Writer:
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Cast:
- Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié
- Runtime:
- 102mins
- Certification:
- 12A
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