Yamakasi (2001)
8/10
Modern-Day Robin Hoods, not Samurai
29 March 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I dunno who the Dutch guy was that thought the movie had no plot... I read Spanish sub-titles from the French dialogues, and I understood plenty! Djamel is a little boy who needs a new heart, he wore his own li'l heart out even further trying to do acrobatics like the Yamakasi, they felt guilty and robbed the shareholders of a supposed charity that was to help people like him get new organs.

The crooked doctor told Djamel's sister at the beginning of the film that it'll cost 400-thousand francs for the operation, so they get the money (mainly from a Klimt painting) and were told the operation is a further 100-thousand? The doc was a crook trying to jook up a li'l commission for himself! The Arabic inspector did the right thing in forcing the fraud's hand, he faced enough in dealing with a two-faced Government Minister in trying to save the same li'l Djamel...

The acrobatics were a marvel of split second timing - whether to get away from the Dobermans or to save Djamel's mother from committing suicide! I am sure I have seen these guys in a Nike commercial, too...
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