THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADELE BLANC-SEC (2010)

LUC BESSON

1900-1919 Action/Adventure Fantasy Women on Film Historical

Cast

MATHIEU AMALRIC GILLES LELLOUCHE JEAN-PAUL ROUVE JACKY NERCESSIAN PHILIPPE NAHON YOUSSEF HAJDI LOUISE BOURGOIN MOHAMED AROUSSI

Plot

Desperate to cure her near catatonic sister intrepid authoress Adele Blanc-Sec braves ancient Egyptian tombs and modern Egyptian lowlife to locate a mummified doctor and get him back to Paris. Her hope is that oddball Professor Esperandieu will then use his unusual powers to bring the doctor back to life so he, in turn, can use his centuries-old skills on the unfortunate sister. In Paris however Esperandieu is already causing mayhem, having brought to life what was a safe museum egg but is now a very active pterodactyl. Luc Besson jumped the shark a while ago, in this reviewer's opinion, and this shallow, slight feature doesn't really offer promise of a creative renaissance on his part. Visually sumptuous, with a hollow centre: like an imitation Faberge egg.