Fans of Luc Besson – and old-school adventure flicks – will definitely want to take note.
Where Adele Blanc-Sec falters a bit is with its extras. This would've been an ideal place for Besson to provide an audio commentary, talking about the film and such, but he doesn't. However, there is a pretty good Making Of special that lasts almost 30 minutes, as well as some fun deleted scenes – you can see why they were cut – and a music featurette featuring Bourgoin.
Besson's career has been up and down over the years – he's backed a lot of action films as of late instead of directing more than he should have – but he still knows how to tell a pretty good tale. Adele Blanc-Sec won't be everyone's speed, but if it's a movie with a humorous take on adventure and interesting characters that you're after, this chick doesn't disappoint.
Score: 7.5 / 10
