However this small fault is excusable when you consider how seamlessly the rest of film comes together. Rest assured after watching this you really will believe in prehistoric creatures. There is also one incident towards the end during which those of a squeamish disposition should look away, but as this is intrinsic to the understanding of the plot we will allow it. Neither should the thought of marauding mummies put you off. Forget all those brainless, bandage wrapped corpses that have gone before, from Karloff and Lee, to the more recent ones that Brendan Fraser had to deal with. If i was nitpicking, it is the pterodactyl however which causes the only real problem in the film. It is the melding of real life, animatronics and animation involving this creature, which at one point doesn’t quite gel. There is really very little that would scare anyone – even the pterodactyl is a sweetie once Adèle harnesses him up with her feather boa. Though, by the very nature of the plot there are monsters (human, both alive and dead, and animal), none of them would be likely to give you sleepless nights. Imagine Indiana Jones, transported back thirty years, with the main action taking place in ‘gay’ Paris, and a female Jones, and you have this enchanting film. The whole thing is simply gorgeous, running like one long, extravagant cartoon (which given that the story is based on the comic book heroine created by Jacques Tardi, is hardly surprising). From the palette of muted browns and dusty oranges which colour Egypt and the rich gem like hues of Edwardian Paris, to the cavalcade of grotesque characters that people’s the plot, this is a two hour feast for the senses, both visually and mentally. Translated literally the title means Adèle ‘Dry White’, and like a good French white wine that’s what you have, something dry and sharp but with a pleasant aftertaste. If ever a film lived up to it’s name it this wonderfully witty period fantasy by the French director Luc Besson (if you remember that he is the genius behind The Fifth Element (1997) you will get some idea of what you are in for). Louise Bourgoin as the intrepid Adèle Blanc-sec, in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
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