There's less to Luc Besson's sexed-up riff on WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) than meets the eye, but to be fair, what meets the eye is ravishing.
Incompetent con man Andre (stand-up comedian Jamel Debbouze, who bears a striking resemblance to actor Luis Guzman) is in a bad way: He's borrowed money from just about every thug in Paris — including the seriously scary Mr. Franck (Gilbert Melki) and the superficially more genial but equally dangerous Pedro (Serge Riaboukine) — and doesn't have a euro to his name. After being roughed up by tattooed leg-breakers, dangled off the Eiffel Tower, and thrown out of both the American Embassy — his plea for help on...
Released:
2005
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins