The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Inspector Blunder
Comedy · 1980
A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
Movie details
Inspector Blunder
1980 Comedy 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A detective, fresh out of the academy (lowest mark in class), gets the assignment to bodyguard a spoiled rich girl reporter. She's been interviewed on TV and has questioned the virility of a mobster who kidnaps her later.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Inspector Blunder?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Claude Zidi
Written by
Claude Zidi · Jean Bouchaud
Coluche
L'inspecteur stagiaire Michel Clément / Le commissaire Jules Clément
Gérard Depardieu
Roger Morzini, l'ennemi public n°1
Dominique Lavanant
Marie-Anne Prossant, journaliste
Julien Guiomar
Le commissaire-divisionnaire Vermillot
Alain Mottet
Dumeze, le directeur de la police
François Perrot
Louis Prossant, magnat de la presse et père de Marie-Anne
Jean Bouchaud
Inspecteur Zingo
Court is in session
Put Inspector Blunder on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.