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Based on the original '60s French comic books by René Goscinny, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre is the big-budget sequel to the 1999 box-office hit Astérix and Obélix vs. Caesar. Empress Cleopatra... read more read more... (Monica Bellucci) makes a wager with Julius Caesar (played by writer/director Alain Chabat) that her people can build a beautiful palace in three months. She chooses architect Numerobis (Jamel Debbouze) for the project, which must be completed in time or he will be fed to the crocodiles. Numerobis travels to Gaul to get help from the superpowered Panoramix (Claude Rich) and the warriors Astérix (Christian Clavier) and Obélix (Gérard Depardieu), along with their faithful pet Dogmatix. They use their magic potion to make the Egyptian slave-labor population into superheroes, thereby building the palace in no time. Meanwhile, the angry architect Amonbofis (Gérard Darmon) and Julius Caesar don't want to see them succeed. At the time of its release, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre was the most expensive French film ever made, with a budget of $50 million. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Alain Chabat

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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  • September 4, 2007
    After the rather tame and lame first real Asterix movie this second part is somewhat of a pleasant surprise. The really pretty production design and the use of the beloved (side) characters leaves nothing to be desired. Especially the last 30 minutes are so full of crazy ideas, g... read moreood jokes, movies quotes and (pop) culture references that it's a pleasure to watch. It almost feels as if the ghost of Leslie Nielsen's Naked Gun humor has traveled to ancient Egypt. If only the first half of the movie was just as hilarious and inventive. Overall silly but very entertaining and worth a look for fans of the comics.
  • July 16, 2007
    This French adventure-comedy movie reminds me in my childhood based on the comic book. When I looked at Bellucci is so beautiful and sexy in her Cleopatra costumes.
  • March 7, 2011
    caught it at an alliance francaise screening and there was non-stop laughter from beginning to end. hugely entertaining live-action execution of a childhood comic favorite.

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Judith Prescott
August 29, 2002
Judith Prescott, Hollywood Reporter

Despite the wealth of talent on the screen, the movie stays as flat as the cartoon strip from which it was adapted.

Pablo Villaca
July 16, 2003
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Tecnicamente irretocável (com destaque especial para os figurinos e a direção de arte), esta continuação parece ter tomado a poção de Panoramix, pois é infinitamente mais divertida e inspirada do que ...

Wade Major
September 4, 2002
Wade Major, Boxoffice Magazine

Big in a very Hollywood sense -- the kind of overblown, effects-laden comedy which, for much of the world, is virtually synonymous with Hollywood. Full Review

Alex Ramirez
July 30, 2002
Alex Ramirez, Cinenganos

Maravillosamente divertida, por Tutatis!

Lisa Nesselson
March 31, 2009
Lisa Nesselson, Variety

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December 30, 2006
Empire Magazine

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Matthew Turner
October 30, 2002
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

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Neil Smith
September 23, 2002
Neil Smith, BBC

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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November 19, 2002
Guardian [UK]

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