01-09-2021, 11:14 PM
5 eps each under an hour on Netflix. We're 2 eps deep.
Set in Paris, Omar Sy plays a master thief who plans to rob the Louvre. But there's more. A lot more. I won't spoil the first big twist (but I saw it coming). It's face paced and stylish, absurdly illogical at points like so many heist stories, but it has this mission impossible spy vibe that's fun and I like the protag.
We swapped to watch it in the original French with subtitles. That just feels better for Paris. Already spotted many places we visited, not just the Louvre.
The guiding theme is Arsene Lupin, the Gentleman thief, a French book series from 1905. Sy's character uses the Lupin books as a guideline for his own shenanigans. I don't know anything about these books, but perhaps that adds depth to the tales.
No sword fights yet. Won't make a recommendation until we finish it, and we likely will as we're engaged thus far.
Set in Paris, Omar Sy plays a master thief who plans to rob the Louvre. But there's more. A lot more. I won't spoil the first big twist (but I saw it coming). It's face paced and stylish, absurdly illogical at points like so many heist stories, but it has this mission impossible spy vibe that's fun and I like the protag.
We swapped to watch it in the original French with subtitles. That just feels better for Paris. Already spotted many places we visited, not just the Louvre.
The guiding theme is Arsene Lupin, the Gentleman thief, a French book series from 1905. Sy's character uses the Lupin books as a guideline for his own shenanigans. I don't know anything about these books, but perhaps that adds depth to the tales.
No sword fights yet. Won't make a recommendation until we finish it, and we likely will as we're engaged thus far.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse