Belgian funnyman Benoît Poelvoorde (Man Bites Dog) is Commissaire Buran, a good “bad” cop interrogating Fugain (Grégoire Ludig), an average Joe who discovered a dead body outside his apartment building. As the film begins, Fugain must, on an empty stomach, explain how and why he happened to leave home seven times in one night before coming across a corpse in a puddle of blood. Since he’s the investigation’s only suspect, Fugain’s anxiety is already sky-high when Buran leaves him alone with Philippe, a one-eyed rookie cop with bizarre speech patterns and a few minutes to live. Hijinks ensue, and before long we’re in Buñuel territory. The latest deranged delight by French absurdist Quentin Dupieux, Keep An Eye Out is a breakneck-paced cop comedy that packs more laughs into its 73 breezy minutes than some filmmakers manage in their entire careers.
Keep an Eye Out
Keep an Eye Out
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A hilarious interrogation of life
Super-stylized and darkly absurd
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