Richie & Richer (15)
March 21, 2011
Richie & Richer (15)
Laid back, sophisticated thriller, about the adventures of a pair of Arab playboys (& amatuer sleuths) who always seem to find themsleves caught up in the middle of a baffling mystery.
Sheikh Bin Bhaby Bin Al Saud (Topol), reputedly the richest man in the Middle East, controls the largest entertainment and gambling empire in the world. His No.1 asset is Arab-American Sammi Hoor (Don Cheadle), the most successful Lionel Richie tribute act in the Arab world (who causes a riot wherever he performs). Together they enjoy the best that money can buy, like a modern day, two-man, Rat Pack indulging in a non-stop orgy of alcohol, drugs, prostitutes and Friday prayers.
Their latest adventure takes them to Abu Dhabi where Sammi is scheduled to perform at the Emirates Palace Hotel. However, they are shocked to discover that one of their oldest showbiz friends from England, Dame Judi Dench (herself), has been arrested and charged with murder (!!) following the discovery of a dead prostitute in her room. Despite proclaiming her innocence, she is scheduled to be executed in the public square in just two days time.
Will our heroes be able to solve the mystery in time to save their old friend? Or will Judi Dench be beheaded! and have her lifeless body paraded through the streets of Abu Dhabi, before being fed to rats in the car park of the luxurious Emirates Palace Hotel
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