Operation Corned Beef

1991 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Romance

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 53%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 53% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 3371 3.4K

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Plot summary

The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.

Director

Jean-Marie Poiré Photo
Jean-Marie Poiré

Top cast

Raymond Gérôme Photo
Raymond Gérôme as Ghislain Chauffereau
Jean Reno Photo
Jean Reno as Squale
Valérie Lemercier Photo
Valérie Lemercier as Marie-Laurence Granianski
Christian Clavier Photo
Christian Clavier as Jean-Jacques Granianski
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
979.38 MB
1280*544
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 3
1.78 GB
1920*816
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by neergaard

Extremely funny!

Reno knows how to get mad and stay mad for a long time! This film is mad - and funny! It's been a very long time ago I simply had to fall down on the floor laughing. Especially the scene where Reno recognizes that his girlfriend is working on Graniansky (Clavier) is dangerously good. Also good jokes about France and french politics.
Reviewed by Horror-yo 5 / 10

Too complicated for its own good

As a cinephile from the 21st century, one probably discovers the existence of this film as a fan of the cult classic "Les Visiteurs", made by Jean-Marie Poiré, with Clavier and Reno and Lemercier as the main core. The prospect of learning about a comedy with that exact cast just two years prior is quite exciting news, even with only average expectations. What happens in this one is that despite being overall fairly impressive looking and well directed, there's a bit too much going on with the intricacies of the story; which aren't even that interesting; with too little reward for the viewer at the end. The consumer may be fed a bit of a convoluted story, and accept paying close attention to it, if only it is worth it in the end. But demanding too much focus from the viewer, just to sustain its complicated plight for existence as a crime/comedy doesn't cut it. There's a couple of funny scenes, all in typical Poiré fashion and his signature is unmistakable, and there's a certain personality to the film with its comical characters, but many scenes will come across as long-winded or simply a bit on the hollow side.The difference between this and the following 'Les Visiteurs' is quite night and day in terms of pace, fullness and relevance in the story, impact in the comedy and overall movie making craft. This is a bit of fun, a few quirky lines in the dialogue as always, and it's always a bit of a treat to watch these actors during their primes in the early 90's, but it probably can't fully justify its 1h45min length.
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