The Kingdom of Jonathan Cohen
His announcement on the networks set the Internet ablaze. A trailer followed by a clip which overall introduces in a hilarious way François Sentinelleplayed by the indescribable Jonathan Cohen, anti-hero of the comedy Sentinel. A film tailor-made for the actor, at the height of his popularity and whose comic strength cannot be denied, available on Prime Video from September 8, 2023.
Who is François Sentinelle? A policeman from Saint-Denis, in Reunion, but who has a peculiarity: he is one too charming singer. And then, also another fundamental peculiarity: it is very, very stupid. Physically, his appearance is already a success. Carrier of a flamboyant mullet and a shade of hair between red-orange and bleached, white clothes in 80s Florida style, he has something of Danny McBride’s Kenny Powers, terribly confident despite being local laughing stock.
We follow Sentinel his adventures, between political-criminal shenanigans in the middle of the election period and attempts to save his “artistic” career. Jonathan Cohen is therefore there as we know him, as we have loved him until now: very funny and sometimes touching in the permanent naivety of its characters. Summary of Serge the myth and Marc de The flamehis two great comic creations, his François Sentinelle thus makes pleasant but already seen jokes.
To respond, Prime Video thought big. With Ramzy Bedia as a record company manager and ventriloquist, Raphaël Quenard playing the only intelligent and moral character in the story, Emmanuelle Bercot and Gustave Kervern as the “presidential” couple…
“Are you sorry?” Why not…
We recognize ourselves in Sentinel the directorial talent of directors Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli. They were maneuvering in a very cool and fun way Terrible junglealready with Jonathan Cohen – and Vincent Dedienne, another character from The flame — and some of their favorite supporting actors. Their staging is rhythmic, we move from one sketch to another without getting bored and we remember some jokes and sequences that will make you laugh. But perhaps to the detriment of the writing that they know how to do more finely. As if laughter couldn’t wait.
This form of consecration for Jonathan Cohen, who has since created the characters of his series, this, François Sentinelle, for an ambitious comedy feature film broadcast all over the world, is perhaps also a signal to start turning this glorious page. Charismatic, funny to the point of delirium, Jonathan Cohen leaves too little space for highly talented performers such as Raphaël Quenard and Emmanuelle Bercot, among others, and he himself is slow to shine in another register.
With this camera that seems to only want to watch him, Sentinel However, it is a successful and entertaining comedy, at times hilarious. But there is a first taste of warming. And that’s a shame, considering how much talent there is, in front of and behind the camera, among everyone involved in Sentinel.
Source: Cine Serie
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