An amusing, sometimes hilarious Turkish thriller packed with tons of action and heavy doses of comedy in the slapstick mould. Director Natuck Baytan is known for his fast-paced, light hearted and action-packed movies and THREE SUPERGUYS IN THE SNOW - which was incidentally re-titled to fit in with another Italian film series - is no exception. Although the film does take a little while to get going, once it settles down into the comedy routine/action formula it becomes a highly engaging little flick which is occasionally funny with it.
The film initially begins by introducing our central trio of con-men and robbers. Their favourite money-making routines is to shoot each other with blanks, pretending to be dead, and then taking money to dispose of the corpses instead pocketing it for themselves. The fun really begins when the unlucky trio attempt to get themselves thrown in prison (cue lots of comedy antics as they attempt to break the law and have all manner of trouble doing so). Once inside they quickly try to befriend an ageing bank robber who they adopt as a father to try and discover the whereabouts of his hidden stash of loot. The 'father' character is, however, just as conniving as the youngsters and won't easily give out the details. His character is easy to spot as he bears an uncanny resemblance to an elder Sean Connery, with the same lecherous manner! To make matters worse a gang of greasy gangsters (led by a great bad guy who closely resembles Lurch the butler from THE ADDAMS FAMILY) also want to get their sweaty hands on the loot.
After breaking out of jail - by hiding in dustbins - the movie becomes one long fight scene after another. Each fight is accompanied by exaggerated sound effects, overacting, cool stunts from the main actors, and zany music to give it a cartoonish feel. My favourite scene is the bizarrely-dubbed battle played out in the Turkish baths! Finally the action shifts to some ski scopes (hence the re-titling), but it's not over yet and plenty more double-crosses and surprise plot twists develop before the credits briefly role. The three men playing the leads may not be supermen, dressing instead as everyday folk, but all are good in their demanding roles, getting the manners down perfectly, and they prove themselves more than athletic enough to cope with the demanding stunts and moves that the action falls for. Plus you have the solid character support and some quirky political/battle of the sexes type humour, and the end result is an appealingly goofy cross between comedy antics and fast-paced martial arts-style action.
The film initially begins by introducing our central trio of con-men and robbers. Their favourite money-making routines is to shoot each other with blanks, pretending to be dead, and then taking money to dispose of the corpses instead pocketing it for themselves. The fun really begins when the unlucky trio attempt to get themselves thrown in prison (cue lots of comedy antics as they attempt to break the law and have all manner of trouble doing so). Once inside they quickly try to befriend an ageing bank robber who they adopt as a father to try and discover the whereabouts of his hidden stash of loot. The 'father' character is, however, just as conniving as the youngsters and won't easily give out the details. His character is easy to spot as he bears an uncanny resemblance to an elder Sean Connery, with the same lecherous manner! To make matters worse a gang of greasy gangsters (led by a great bad guy who closely resembles Lurch the butler from THE ADDAMS FAMILY) also want to get their sweaty hands on the loot.
After breaking out of jail - by hiding in dustbins - the movie becomes one long fight scene after another. Each fight is accompanied by exaggerated sound effects, overacting, cool stunts from the main actors, and zany music to give it a cartoonish feel. My favourite scene is the bizarrely-dubbed battle played out in the Turkish baths! Finally the action shifts to some ski scopes (hence the re-titling), but it's not over yet and plenty more double-crosses and surprise plot twists develop before the credits briefly role. The three men playing the leads may not be supermen, dressing instead as everyday folk, but all are good in their demanding roles, getting the manners down perfectly, and they prove themselves more than athletic enough to cope with the demanding stunts and moves that the action falls for. Plus you have the solid character support and some quirky political/battle of the sexes type humour, and the end result is an appealingly goofy cross between comedy antics and fast-paced martial arts-style action.
