Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics found an energetic and occasionally inventive slapstick adaptation with appealing comic situations, while faulting its dialogue and uneven artistic execution.
What sets it apart
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Nicky Larson's mission is repeatedly shaped by mallets, misunderstandings, exaggerated chases, and cartoonish physical comedy.
The perfume of Cupid motivates the high-risk recovery mission and attracts criminal and romantic complications.
The film adapts the City Hunter manga into a French live-action feature starring Philippe Lacheau as Nicky Larson.
The critical reception specifically identifies a balance between pastiche and first-degree storytelling within the detective mission.
Films like City Hunter, and why
Kung Fu Hustle
shares broad slapstick comedy, live-action manga adaptation, eccentric characters, and exaggerated action set pieces
The Tuxedo
shares comic action, cartoonish physical humor, a charismatic womanizer protagonist, and a playful crime premise
The Visitors
shares French ensemble comedy, broad misunderstandings, colorful personalities, and fast-moving criminal complications
Movie Details
- Director
- Philippe Lacheau
- Release Date
- 2019-02-06
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (852)
Cast
- Philippe Lacheau
- Élodie Fontan
- Tarek Boudali
- Julien Arruti
- Didier Bourdon
- Pamela Anderson
- Gérard Jugnot
- Kamel Guenfoud
- Audrey Lamy
- Chantal Ladesou
Common questions
- What is City Hunter about?
- A womanizing private investigator and his partners race through comic criminal chaos to recover a perfume that makes its wearer irresistible.
- What is City Hunter like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of City Hunter as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is City Hunter violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in City Hunter as mild.
- What did critics think of City Hunter?
- Critics found an energetic and occasionally inventive slapstick adaptation with appealing comic situations, while faulting its dialogue and uneven artistic execution.
- Which films are like City Hunter?
- Films with a similar feel include Kung Fu Hustle, The Tuxedo, and The Visitors.
- How long is City Hunter?
- City Hunter runs 91 minutes.
