Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
Verity Robins
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Kaelan Mccaffrey
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Wizard-8
This French-Italian co-production was a big hit around the world during its initial release, and influenced a number of movies over the next few years. Seen today, some viewers might wonder why there was so much fuss about it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't a bad movie. Jean-Paul Belmondo makes a fairly engaging hero with what he's given, performing comedy and action with a lot of enthusiasm (including performing his own stunts.) Belmondo's spark helps to make a lot of the comedy amusing and the action exciting. The Brazilian backdrop is colorful as well. I just wish there had been more work on the script when it came to the characters and the story. Belmondo's character is engaging, but kind of thin - we know hardly a thing about him before he is thrust into saving his girlfriend. The relationship he has with his girlfriend is quite unconvincing - she is kind of aloof and selfish, and it's hard to see what each sees in the other. Storywise, there are a number of slow spots here and there where little to nothing is happening. And the climax, though not awful, seems to be lacking significant punch; I was expecting something bigger and wilder. Those who have an interest in 1960s European genre cinema will probably enjoy this best. Since I'm one of those people, I did find the movie worth my time. Other people, however, I would give a word of caution. This is a movie that really is a matter of taste.
dbdumonteil
In the early sixties,De Broca was to film "Tintin" .It's really too bad he could not get his wish ,cause the two Tintin which were filmed after he quit were disappointing .But when he began "L'Homme De Rio" ,De Broca had not forgotten Tintin : the beginning of his screenplay and Hergé's "L'Oreille Cassée" (the broken ear) are stupendously similar : an Amazionan statuette is stolen from a museum .And in the two stories,there are TWO statuettes.The reporter has become a private on furlough (Belmondo) and Milou his gorgeous fiancée (the late Françoise Dorléac).The movie is some kind of comic strip and is enjoyable from start to finish .After "Cartouche" and this movie ,Philippe De Broca would be a name to reckon with.
regie-4
This is one of the most remarkable movies i remember watching as a teenager. The exotic location of Rio and the humorous sporty character Jean Paul Belmondo played fit perfectly together. Although the story lacks a little bit of logic sometimes, every youngster in that period would have done exactly the same for his girlfriend as Belmondo did/played. He wasn't the Schwarzenegger or Stallone type but a figure which could be identified with. The character could be every man in love and thats what makes this movie so special to me.They weren't much movies i saw as a kid which i remember of 30 years later. The Man from Rio is one of them, others are Blow Up (my favorite movie of all time) and "Its a beautiful life", "Way of the dragon","Modern Times", Laurel&Hardy: Blockheads", "Metropolis", "M", "The testament of Dr Mabuse", "Safety Last".I give it a 10 because my memory tells me to do so.
abeeda_4_u2c
I watched this film, only by chance, because I got home early one day after a morning exam. Anyway,watching the film was the best thing I did all day. I don't watch a lot of foreign films as such, but this was great. It was funny and Belmond's acting was top notch. I found him hilarious. Although I watched it with subtitles, it didn't feel tiresome at all. I have a little bit of understanding of Fench, but not enough to keep my self from looking at the captions. Its a great watch and anyone who values good entertainment (and I don't mean the sort of pretentious art-house crap that I enjoy), but really good natured, sincere story-line and great filming. Its so well done that it barely feels tacky or over-worked. It doesn't even seem like a 60's film. The stunts were some of the best and realistic ones I have seen in a film, to date. All the Hollywood junk feels so artificial and contrived compared to That man from Rio. I would watch this, over going to the movies to watch the latest Mission Impossible or Harry Potter, any day.
