Asterix at the Olympic Games

After a long hiatus, another Asterix movie has seen the light of day, but the only thing it has in common with the previous two parts is the actor playing Obelix. Alain Delon has incredible charisma and was perfect as Caesar. Brutus is a great villain, but he's no match for villain of the first installment played by Roberto Benigni. And that's where it ends with the performances, the rest of the cast (including all the over-the-top cameos) were average to below average. The Olympics aren't bad, but the filler around it brings the whole thing down. In short, a somewhat inferior sequel that runs on a bad script and overblown grandeur. (15/07/2011)

This is very weak. The replacement of the actor playing Asterix didn't really hurt much, as the attempt to further emphasize the pop-culture note, which is already completely out of place, like the lightsaber... The music is tragic compared to the other film, not to mention that the story is pretty boring too, and Brutus is an annoyance of the highest order. The cameo of athletes also didn't really stand out. (06/06/2016)

By Caesar! Throw Fréderic Forestier to the lions!!. What a sad rape of a brilliant comic book. Only a few funny fragments were taken out of it, the rest was filled with humour on the level of the lamest TV shows. The previous film adaptation wasn't great either, but at least it compensated by sticking to its source; this one was all over the place! René Goscinny must be turning in his grave. (07/02/2009)

This is seriously gross. I grew up reading Asterix books, but this movie has nothing to do with the original, just the title, vaguely the plot and a couple of jokes that fell flat in this movie anyhow. Neither Depardieu nor Delon have any role to play and the new casting of Asterix himself is the peak of desperation. So why did I give it one star? Well, I was pleased to see Schumacher’s cameo. (06/09/2009)

True, Asterix at the Olympic Games adapts the classic 1968 comic album of the same name only very loosely, but it's still worth a watch. This theme hasn’t yet been among animated films, so this is new to Asterix films in general. The replacement for Christian Clavier may not be great, but after all, we have Delon, Schumacher, or Vanessa Hessler, so there is no shortage of pop culture references. A problem may only arise if you absolutely don't like Benoît Poelvoorde's humor. But nothing can be done about it because his character Brutus draws all the attention to himself. (24/08/2019)