Review of That Man from Rio

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.