L'Opération Corned Beef (1991)

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There's no shortage of spy comedies; in fact the whole genre of spy movies (even serious ones) is constantly in danger of slipping into spoof territory. So, making a spy comedy that's "different" or refreshing in any way is not easy - yet "Operation Corned Beef" succeeds, It does so by going a different route - here, we have no silly technical gadgets, we don't have a megalomanic villain, we have neither an army of martial arts experts nor nubile young women - the comedy centers on the simple fact that even agents have a private life, and from there on hilarity ensues. While all proceedings seem rather by-the-book, the intrusion of everyday life makes even simple tasks like bugging a conversation or removing a bystander from an important scene a sysiphosian task. Highly recommended!

this is a great movie.A great comedy with jean reno and Christian clavier on top of there game.This movie has a little of everything to have a great time.The association between those 2 actors was the first one and it was a great idea because on screen they are the perfect match some moments in this movie are so funny.jean reno is a great actor every scene with him is a delight and Christian clavier is so funny he is hilarious he is a great actor and when he makes comedies he is the best. This movie is perfect to have a good time,it,s deep and clever they should make more of those movies because they are fun movies.this is a great comedy that everybody can enjoy.jean reno is amazing is such a great actor and in this movie he is very funny.

Reno knows how to get mad and stay mad for a long time! This film is mad - and funny! It's been a very long time ago I simply had to fall down on the floor laughing. Especially the scene where Reno recognizes that his girlfriend is working on Graniansky (Clavier) is dangerously good. Also good jokes about France and french politics.

The same crew, the same cast but a different film than Les Visiteurs. And almost as fun. Jean Reno is excellent when it comes to expressing suppressed rage, and in this film he is almost constantly mad. Hilarious - especially when he backs his car off the back of a trailer....