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After their highly recommended cooperation with "Léon" French Director/writer Luc Besson and French actor Jean Reno collaborate again with "Wasabi",a action comedy with a highly Japanese influence.Of course it doesn't reach the level of "Léon" but it is a very enjoyable movie that never gets boring.
The story is pretty straight forward but that's no problem since the humor and the action sequences make up for it.Jean Reno is superb as the unbalanced cop Hubert who goes to Tokyo to cremate his lost love Miko.Here he meets up for the first time in his life with his daughter Yumi,who is very spoiled.Inevitably there will be trouble and although there are no real surprises in the script it is very well handled.
The acting overall is pretty good especially Reno is quite brilliant.The supporting cast with Ryoko Hirosue and Michel Muller is also doing a fine job,there's even a small part for Carole "For Your Eyes Only" Bouquet. The direction is done by Gerard Krawczyk who also made the "Taxi" sequels.The story is written by Luc Besson,the director of "Léon" and "The Fifth Element" and the writer of the "Taxi" series.His hand is very obvious in this movie,it all has the signature of Besson.
A final plus is the soundtrack that is very appropriate,the highpoint being an instrumental version of "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy.The rest of the score is also highly modern and fast.
a non-pretentious movie that doesn't bore for one second. 8/10
After their highly recommended cooperation with "Léon" French Director/writer Luc Besson and French actor Jean Reno collaborate again with "Wasabi",a action comedy with a highly Japanese influence.Of course it doesn't reach the level of "Léon" but it is a very enjoyable movie that never gets boring.
The story is pretty straight forward but that's no problem since the humor and the action sequences make up for it.Jean Reno is superb as the unbalanced cop Hubert who goes to Tokyo to cremate his lost love Miko.Here he meets up for the first time in his life with his daughter Yumi,who is very spoiled.Inevitably there will be trouble and although there are no real surprises in the script it is very well handled.
The acting overall is pretty good especially Reno is quite brilliant.The supporting cast with Ryoko Hirosue and Michel Muller is also doing a fine job,there's even a small part for Carole "For Your Eyes Only" Bouquet. The direction is done by Gerard Krawczyk who also made the "Taxi" sequels.The story is written by Luc Besson,the director of "Léon" and "The Fifth Element" and the writer of the "Taxi" series.His hand is very obvious in this movie,it all has the signature of Besson.
A final plus is the soundtrack that is very appropriate,the highpoint being an instrumental version of "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy.The rest of the score is also highly modern and fast.
a non-pretentious movie that doesn't bore for one second. 8/10