“The name’s de La Bath. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath.” Smug French superspy agent 117 (Jean Dujardin) doesn’t introduce himself with that mouthful of Gallic syllables, but if he ever met his British ...

Serving up another cocktail of cheeseball pickup lines, hammy play-acting and self-ridiculing Frenchiness, “OSS 117: Lost in Rio” is a satisfying sequel to 2006’s cultish sendup hit. Stuck in a ...

Comedy. Starring Jean Dujardin and Louise Monot. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. (Not rated. 101 minutes. In French with English subtitles. At Bay Area theaters.) "OSS 117: Lost in Rio" is a very ...

Irony is a dish best served — lightly. Luckily, the comic team behind the new French espionage series, “OSS 117,” understands that. Its spy satires come without any obvious winks or nudges, garnished ...

Odds are, most Americans won't have heard of Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath -- aka OSS 117, the suave hero of Jean Bruce's prolific run of spy novels (91 books in 14 years, after which Bruce's widow, ...

Those who bemoan the state of the English-language spoof film will be both disappointed and assured to find out that efforts from foreign shores are no less banal. OSS 117: Lost In Rio (Rio Ne Répond ...

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We've had Derek Flint, Maxwell Smart, Austin Powers and innumerable other lampoons of spies and secret agents, so why shouldn't the French get into the act with "OSS 117: Lost in Rio"? By The ...

France’s super secret agent man is back in “OSS 117 — Lost in Rio,” and he’s better, and worse, than ever with a lot of bang, bang, bang, stumble, bumble, fumble in flashy ‘60s era suits of impeccably ...

While Michel Hazanavicius’ OSS 117 movies most directly satire a staggeringly lengthy series of French novels—and their super-spy protagonist, who predated James Bond by a few years—they also serve as ...

France’s super secret agent man is back in “OSS 117 — Lost in Rio,” and he’s better, and worse, than ever with a lot of bang, bang, bang, stumble, bumble, fumble in flashy ‘60s era suits of impeccably ...