Burlesque Assassins

This is simply a strange thing that mocks the 1950s and the end of the war. It's actually a low-budget espionage comedy that makes fun of totalitarian leaders and perhaps even the genre itself. It's clear that the author knows the espionage genre, but they push too hard and try too much to be funny. I like the stylization of this film, and how it manages to be sexy with only partial nudity, but that just isn't enough. The story's too boring. As a several-page comic with appropriate artwork, it could be fun, but as a one-and-a-half-hour film, it's weak. The characters, despite being sexy, are very flat and uninteresting. There's no way to connect with them. (26/01/2014)