Burlesque Assassins

This is simply a strange thing that makes fun of the 50s and the end of the war. It's actually a spy comedy, but with a smaller budget, which makes fun of totalitarian leaders and maybe even the genre itself. It's clear that the author knows the spy genre, but they push too hard and try too much to be funny. I like the stylization of this film, that it can get by with only partial nudity and still be sexy, but that's just not enough. The story is too boring. It could be fun as a multi-page comic with suitable drawings, but as a one and a half hour long movie, it's weak. The characters, even though they are sexy, are terribly flat and uninteresting. It's impossible to connect with them in any way. (2014.01.25)