Lupin makes a hero out of the immigrant workers avenging Europe's racist past

Los Angeles Times

Omar Sy's Assane and Soufiane Guerrab's Youssef are "uniting against a larger corrupting force — call it the privilege of wealth, systemic racism, the legacy of French colonialism or all of the above — and watching each other’s backs, despite coming into the picture from different sides of the law," says Lorraine Ali. "Lupin became an international hit almost by mistake. It’s not a huge Hollywood thriller, and there’s nary a gunfight compared with any given hour of the bloodbath that is American scripted crime. Diop uses his brain more than his fists. Credit the charm of performer Omar Sy with bringing this unlikely protagonist to life and infusing him with a depth that goes beyond the usual tough-guy-seeking-revenge narrative. Inequity played a devastating role in Diop’s life, but he’s learned from a century-old master burglar how to level the playing field."