OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A year ago, I had never heard of Michel Hazanavicius, Jean Dujardin, or Bérénice Bejo. They became well known to Americans following the release of and Oscar wins by "The Artist" (which is worth seeing). But they had worked on movies before that. One of these was "OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions" ("OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies" in English). Dujardin plays a spy very similar to James Bond who investigates intrigue and arms trading in Egypt. Much of the movie makes fun of western attitudes toward the Arab world, and in particular plays on the stereotypes of French men. It's the sort of movie whose purpose is mainly to be funny, and it succeeds. Bejo looks mighty sexy as the spy's contact in Egypt, as does Aure Atika as an Egyptian princess. Whether or not you've seen "The Artist", you're sure to love this one. In fact, watching either one is sure to help you appreciate the other more. Really cool.

My vote: 7.5/10. I really liked this movie! Jean Dujardin plays very well the french spy. There was very good comedy, very good costumes, very good casting...etc. It was well done. I really recommend it. I saw it on DVD not so long ago. Myself, I would like to become an actor because I am a real fan of films! I liked the fights and how the characters were behaving on their actions. Love is included as well for the spy, ouuuuuuu!!! It is set in a good time. The end was excellent!!! I especially loved the scene where the french spy wears new clothes and sings kind of bambino music to other people! It was such a good, cool music!!! It is the kind of comedy, that I think people will probably love! It is too funny to be true, believe me! I really laughed a lot and had great fun while watching it!!! The actors are magic! Thank you for your attention!!! Constantin

Based on a series of 1950s and 1960s spy films, which were in turn based on a series of novels by French author Jean Bruce, the movie both parodies the original OSS 117 franchise along with other spy movies from the time, especially the Connery-era James Bond films.Nothing in the movie should be taken seriously, except maybe the beauty of the filmmaker's attention to period/cinematic detail and the joyous soundtrack (there's even a musical number!) - in short, the movie is a breezy, colourful comedy that should delight all those who are not easily offended.A must for fans of the Naked Gun and Austin Powers films, or anyone who enjoys the early James Bond movies, OSS 117 - Cairo: Nest Of Spies is a wonderful guilty pleasure. CD

OSS 117 was fun from start to finish.It's difficult to define why one film touches or connects with you or not, and I won't try to analyze such perfect comedy, so politically incorrect that even academic papers should be dedicated to it :)!Everything is old fashioned here, from women's clothes (sigh!), Mambo dance, the "hero singing"... ("Bambino" sounds like an Italian canzonetta sung in... arabic :)!).Hubert is physically imposing, but dumb as hell. From all the 007s, he looks like Sean Connery, but is definitely more sympa because he's... silly, speaks his mind all the time, giggles, even has some homoerotic fantasies and there are rumours about him. In short, as an anti hero, he rocks :)! Sometimes he only raises his eyebrows or frowns, and that's all it takes to make you laugh. Bérénice Bejo is the true queen of the film. Graceful, treacherous but with ideals. Aure Atika, to the contrary, is reduced to a femme fatale of sorts. It's surprising to see her that "sexy bomb", thou.You just can't compare it with "Austin Powers"! I agree with Amazon's D. Hartley (Seattle, WA) on it being respectful to the genre.Which is your favourite scene? One of my favourite scenes is the "fight of the chickens" with the masked villain. But the truly perfect one is when chatting at the cocktail with his contacts, how they all mutter platitudes with confidence... This scene alone makes the comedy genre worthwhile.