Approx halfway through the film I realized what was nagging me that was all rather familiar?.... but of course!.... it was Inspector Clouseau (Colin Firth) getting punched on the nose 3 times, loosing his trousers, getting a glass jar stuck on his hand, getting stranded ten floors up on a window ledge, whilst Dreyfus (Alan Rickman) hated him and wanted rid of him at all costs. There was a woman in it too, Cameron Diaz, while Tom Courtenay kept popping in and out. But not a bad film.

Art curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) intends to take revenge against his abusive boss Shabandar (Alan Rickman) by getting him to buy a fake Monet which was stolen by the Nazis. With the forger Major, they recruit cowgirl PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) for the job. They take a picture of PJ with Grandma Merle (Cloris Leachman) and the fake picture hanging in their Texas trailer. Her grandfather had led the American takeover of the Nazi compound. Shabandar is not as eager as Harry had hoped as the scam drains his coffers. Shabandar brings in his private curator Martin Zaidenweber (Stanley Tucci).The Coen brothers adapted the script and it needed them to bring their vision to fruition. Everybody is doing a slightly off wacky. I'm sure the Coens would have calibrated the characters correctly but far too often, the characters come off as silly cartoons. It's rather annoying to see these characters done so badly. Watching this movie is like trying to listen to that Japanese character saying his English lines. None of it is funny and some of it can be offensive to the senses.

I have watched the film and then out of curiosity went onto IMDb to find such a low rating! I am a bit of Colin Firth fan. I loved how Firth's costume was a suit and the humour was very subtle and indeed very British - it did remind me a bit of his role in Kingsman. The film also cheered me up after having a bad day. I'd recommend it to everyone who likes to be amused without the need to laugh out loud or listen to loud and obvious jokes.The plot was indeed not the most unique. Although it wasn't until he was holding the painting until it clicked for me of how obvious it actually was. However, the casting in this film is great!Having a cowgirl from Texas along side what one might call proper British gentlemen was hilarious!

Funny Movie that is Actually Funny; not because it was decided for us.Story, Acting, Directing, Editing, Settings, Audio, and etc... seamless ; as well as Excellent.What I liked was instead of the shotgun approach and clumsy attempts at making us laugh; Gambit was a comedy that didn't need to tell us what it was. You are allowed to be drawn into situations as they progress, drop your defenses for the typical comedy movie assault by Hollywood and just enjoy the movie.The main character has the preconceived notion of how this plan will work, then there's the real situations, and finally; all is well that ends well.Excellent movie that you will enjoy.