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Brice 3 returns this evening on NRJ12. This comedy released in cinemas in October 2016, which “broke the 2”, is it worth it? Here is the opinion of First.
5 things to know before Brice 3
Preceded by an impeccable promotional campaign (popping posters, effective teasers), the wave Brice 3 is about to sweep across France and we can bet that spectators will surf over it. The reasons to wait and love the sequel Brice from Nice (remember that the hero “broke” episode 2) are numerous and mainly relate to the return of Jean Dujardin in the shoes of the one who greatly contributed to making him popular. Seeing him put on his ridiculous Harem pants provides a pleasure that is all the more nostalgic as the actor plays on the time that has passed, both for him and for Brice, whose childish side seems even more anachronistic at 40 years old. What emerges from the first sequences, where Brice is dislodged from his corner of the beach by intractable real estate developers, is a feeling of diffuse unease which is due to the naive character of this character who believes he is leading the world when it is the world which is leading him. directs. The clown always begins by colliding with reality before making it bend to his desires and his delusions… In this respect, his rivalry with the new villain, Gregor d'Hossegor, plays to perfection on the contrasts between ruse and strength as in any good self-respecting burlesque film.
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In the footsteps of Charlie Kaufman
In the second part of the film, Brice joins a mysterious island where his old friend Marius is a prisoner – yes, yes, the one whose feet are shaped like thumbs and who plays Clovis Cornillac with relish. This geographical distance, exciting on paper, turns out to be a false good idea. From that moment on, the adventure story takes precedence over schoolboy comedy, the irruption of another villain (Gregor d'Hossegor is no longer there) even shifting the story into something a little overrated existential. As if, suddenly, Charlie Kaufman took over the film. Why not, but it would still have been better to prepare the ground and push the surrealism sliders to a much crazier degree. James Huth And Jean Dujardin risk it timidly and, for the duration of a tasty heist competition, cautiously return to the fundamentals. We don't hold it against them though. We even give them an appointment in ten years for episode… 7?
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Brice 3 – Clovis Cornillac: “Marius is one of the characters who left their mark on the kids”