Le lion (2020) Poster

(2020)

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5/10
Not too flawed, but too formulaic
muratmihcioglu26 September 2022
Good acting for a comedy, and sufficiently laid out story.

But that's pretty much it. You could do with a selection of moments from the film and have the plot and the twist revealed to you, and not too much would change.

I watched it on Rai3 in Italian and do not consider the experience a waste of time as I did like bits and pieces, and the story didn't hurt. But that's already the basis of what you get when you are in front of the TV.

If you're down with not expanding your view of the world or seeing something amazing, any decent production will do.

I wonder why borrowed so directly from Die Hard for the sidelining, more serious plot. Something else could serve better the comedy elements of what they were trying. Something lighter, which could also make the whole deal a bit more credible.

I think the improvisational talents of the two leads could have been used more effectively with a less cliché story about the kidnapping and the robbery.

I was undecided between a 5 and a 6, but the level of sympathy I developed for the basic idea is not strong enough to allow a 6.

Do a perfect script doctoring, work on the details, shoot this again or sell it to Hollywood for a remake, and it can even surpass a 6.
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10/10
Lots of easy fun
ravencomics12 January 2021
This movie is lots of fun with a big plot twist in the end. I enjoyed it a lot. The two main actors are funny and great actors. Funny and beautiful. I recommend. It's a comedy and you should take it as such.
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10/10
Expression
matajovanovicbg25 January 2021
Great comedy. The actors are so good. I recomend it for all.
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8/10
Dany the Lion
kosmasp25 March 2022
Dany Boon - if you have seen a French comedy in the last decade or so, it is quite likely you know who he is. You may not know the name, but you know the face. And I have to admit, he is doing it again. This movie is what it is, because of him, his charisma and the way he portrays a completely crazy character - literally.

That being said, the line between comedy and serious action is quite thin here. It still works ... and while this switches lanes from time to time and is able to entertain and surprise you at the same time, you have to let it do so ... because it is flawed ... majorly flawed. But the two main characters have such a fine chemistry ... I do not mind.
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