I came into the movie with fairly high expectations - I had liked "Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei" and thought Weingarten would move up the scale - the topic was a challenge, but I was optimistic.
Let's start with the good part: The first 20 minutes are amazing. Moritz Bleibtreu is the perfect actor for playing the a****** TV producer: Loud, eccentric, on edge, constantly drinking or sniffing a line, no respect for other people, full of himself. His exit from the studio and his drive in the Jaguar through Berlin to Downset's "Anger" is memorable. Excellent throughout the movie are also Gregor Bloéb as Maiwald, Rainer's (even more polarizing) boss (what a fabulous name for the character) and Milan Peschel for the introvert security-guard-come-conspiracy-theorist Philip.
Unfortunately, the good part of the movie ends after Rainer's accident. This is where the movie tries to be a moralist movie/comedy/serious film/blockbuster. Unfortunately, it fails on all counts. The constant swing back and forth between the genres made me feel unease half of the time. Weingarten was constantly trying to get a message across to the viewer, but I'm afraid he didn't know what it was himself. If he was just trying to provide entertainment, why did he constantly attempt touching on my moralist conscience? I hope you get my dilemma.
Elsa Sophie Gambard, alias Pegah is really pretty, but the only face she could make the whole movie was a cross-over: "Angeline Jolie Tomraider/I am an evil alien/My life is frustrating/I am in love with you". After seeing her on screen with the same face while screaming at Rainer and kissing him a few scenes later, I had to laugh out loud.
Superfluous are the swimming pool scene - what the heck does that have to do with the movie - and the (very superficial) love story between Rainer and Pegah. Making the movie end almost exactly like in "Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei" - didn't help. What? Did Weingarten run out of ideas but was forced by the production company to finish before Christmas? Come-on! I did enjoy some of the characters from the unemployment army to hack into the IMA-System. Irshad Panjatan (Gopal) was a laugh. A few memorable moments also include Maiwald skating out of the CEOs office with a big fat grin on his face and Rainer smashing his Jaguar - but all this is not enough to save the movie. (5/10)
Let's start with the good part: The first 20 minutes are amazing. Moritz Bleibtreu is the perfect actor for playing the a****** TV producer: Loud, eccentric, on edge, constantly drinking or sniffing a line, no respect for other people, full of himself. His exit from the studio and his drive in the Jaguar through Berlin to Downset's "Anger" is memorable. Excellent throughout the movie are also Gregor Bloéb as Maiwald, Rainer's (even more polarizing) boss (what a fabulous name for the character) and Milan Peschel for the introvert security-guard-come-conspiracy-theorist Philip.
Unfortunately, the good part of the movie ends after Rainer's accident. This is where the movie tries to be a moralist movie/comedy/serious film/blockbuster. Unfortunately, it fails on all counts. The constant swing back and forth between the genres made me feel unease half of the time. Weingarten was constantly trying to get a message across to the viewer, but I'm afraid he didn't know what it was himself. If he was just trying to provide entertainment, why did he constantly attempt touching on my moralist conscience? I hope you get my dilemma.
Elsa Sophie Gambard, alias Pegah is really pretty, but the only face she could make the whole movie was a cross-over: "Angeline Jolie Tomraider/I am an evil alien/My life is frustrating/I am in love with you". After seeing her on screen with the same face while screaming at Rainer and kissing him a few scenes later, I had to laugh out loud.
Superfluous are the swimming pool scene - what the heck does that have to do with the movie - and the (very superficial) love story between Rainer and Pegah. Making the movie end almost exactly like in "Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei" - didn't help. What? Did Weingarten run out of ideas but was forced by the production company to finish before Christmas? Come-on! I did enjoy some of the characters from the unemployment army to hack into the IMA-System. Irshad Panjatan (Gopal) was a laugh. A few memorable moments also include Maiwald skating out of the CEOs office with a big fat grin on his face and Rainer smashing his Jaguar - but all this is not enough to save the movie. (5/10)