Film Review – Samba

“Samba” is the latest film from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. The pair’s previous effort was “The Intouchables,” a 2011 production that took most of the world by storm, performing like an art-house “Jurassic World,” only really missing its full financial potential in America, where audiences showed little interest in the French comedy. Handed a golden opportunity to make any type of movie they wanted, the team instead returns to intimate character-based concerns with “Samba.” Lightning doesn’t strike twice for the helmers, who force whimsy into a stark assessment of corrupted behavior and daily survival. Although it tries to put on a happy face for mass consumption, the picture isn’t built for cheeriness, ultimately more compelling with troublesome events. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com