Number 2 on Netflix, this comedy was dismantled by the American press

A new summer comedy on Netflix, Tyler Spindel’s (Dad of the Year) Alliance Gangsters hits the platform on July 7. In just a few days, this crazy heist film written by Evan Turner (The Goldbergs) and Ben Zazow (Sherlock Gnomes) has climbed to the number two most watched spot on the streaming service.

Gangsters by Alliance tells how the life of Owen Browning (Adam Devine), a bank branch manager, changes overnight. Before he asked the love of his life Parker McDermott (Nina Dobrev) to marry him, his future in-laws Billy (Pierce Brosnan) and Lily McDermott (Ellen Barkin).

The arrival of this eccentric couple coincides with the robbery of Owen’s bank by the notorious “Ghost Bandits”, a pair of seasoned criminals. Owen discovers that they are his relatives, but must become their accomplice if he wants to save his fiancée, who has been kidnapped by Billy and Lily’s enemies.

Gangsters of the Alliance is a hit, but critics in the US have panned it

If Alliance Gangsters is a hit on Netflix, being number 2 in France, it has not received the same acclaim from the American press. Estimated at 19% Rotten tomatoes and at 36/100 MetacriticThe comic heist film failed to convince American critics.

“The cleverest thing about Alliance Gangsters is its title”we can read The Guardian. You should know that the original title of the movie is “The Out-Laws”, a play on words between the term “outlaw” which means “hors-la-loi” and “parents-n-law” which means “inside”. – Laws”.

In addition to the title, American critics have destroyed Alliance Gangsters. for that varietyThere is a movie “A classic comedy that misses its mark. It fails to make its audience laugh and wastes the actors by putting them in the most obvious situations and with forgettable jokes.”.

The Wall Street Journal Worried about his stereotypical characters, whose adventures are too predictable: “Putting the conscientious fool at the center of it all inevitably leads to all-too-predictable situations where he’ll do the wrong thing, say the wrong thing, cry uncontrollably, and generate no sympathy.”.

Same story Collider which is a little more lenient with characters and actors, but finds no originality in it: “The film has a viable premise with a great five-star cast, led by an earnest and funny Adam Devine with a lot of potential beyond his humor. But the film never hits its mark and only occasionally works through the writing because of recycled ideas and stereotypes. Filled with clichés.”.

Despite the poor reviews, Adam Sandler’s feature film seems to have won over its audience, judging by its very good position on the top of Netflix’s most watched movies.

Its duration of 1h30, charming actors and WTF plot really attract subscribers for a comedy evening with family or friends. Even if he’s not entirely convinced, as AlloCiné viewers give it a 2.1 out of 5.

Gangsters by Alliance is available on Netflix.