-Story-
The story of "Wasabi" was fairly good. Albeit a bit contrived; I mean leaving the man you love without telling him you're pregnant so you can safely infiltrate the Yakusa� how many times have we heard that story.Actually the drama spun itself out quite nicely and nothing was too deep. I mean it is a comedy after all.
I was concerned that I wouldn't get the jokes given that the film was in French with no subtitles and my language skills are pretty laughable. I was presently surprised though to discover that I actually got most of it. Maybe I've just seen enough cop films, or enough zany comedies to understand where they were coming from. I was very entertained on the whole with the story.
3/5
-Look-
The film looked very good. Especially the lighting. I often find that French films (not that I've see that many), especially ones that take place mostly at night are very underlit. I honestly believe that decent lighting is an important element to comedy. Everything was warm with a handful of good cinematic shots thrown in. Overall, a good look although not terribly complex.
3.5/5
-Acting/Direction-
This is a Luc Besson film, starring Jean Reno; need I say more. They've both had a lot of success sometime together, and rightly so. Jean Reno pulls off a smart, funny, and comically violent cop very well. He even looks like a cop just naturally. Very good job to all.
4/5
-Overall-
A very decent film, if I had understood it all I probably would've liked it even more. But considering my language limitations I was very impressed.
