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6.1/10 • 358

2022-11-301h 17m

ComedyFantasyHorrorScience Fiction

After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers — known as the "Tobacco Force" — is sent on a mandatory retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

Directors
Quentin Dupieux
Writters
Quentin Dupieux
Editors
Quentin Dupieux, Arnaud Caréo

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Gilles Lellouche

    Gilles Lellouche

    Benzène

  2. Vincent Lacoste

    Vincent Lacoste

    Méthanol

  3. Anaïs Demoustier

    Anaïs Demoustier

    Nicotine

  4. Jean-Pascal Zadi

    Jean-Pascal Zadi

    Mercure

  5. Oulaya Amamra

    Oulaya Amamra

    Ammoniaque

  6. Alain Chabat

    Alain Chabat

    Chef Didier (voice)

  7. David Marsais

    David Marsais

    Jacques

  8. Julia Faure

    Julia Faure

    Denise

  9. Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Adèle Exarchopoulos

    Céline

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CinemaSerf

Jul 21, 2023

6/10

The avenging "Tobacco Force" group of crime fighters is struggling to function. After many years of combating enemy beasties using their superpowers - the chemicals that, when combined, cause cancer - they are all just falling out of synch. This has not escaped the notice of their ferret-like boss "Chef Didier" who sends them all to a remote retreat where they are to work on their teamwork skills. Around the camp fire, one decides to regale the others with his most terrifying story - and thereafter, one by one, they proceed to outdo each other with increasingly incredulous stories whilst the two women of the group - "Nicotine" (Anaïs Demoustier) and "Ammoniaque" (Oulaya Amamra) pine over the spurned affections of their really pretty revolting, dribbling, boss (anyone remember "Roland Rat"?). For a while it's quite quirkily entertaining, this film - but after about half an hour the joke has worn thin, the pace drops off and the whole thing just loses it's way. It is original - at times it reminded me a little of "Galaxy Quest" (1999), and clearly there is a warning against using the dreaded weed, but Quentin Dupieux didn't really have enough material to sustain this - even for eighty minutes. That said, it is still worth a watch and there are occasions when it made me smile - just not enough of them - and on the telly will do fine.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$6,009,575.00
Revenue
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