Some time ago, I watched my first Polish movie, the 1967 "Westerplatte Resists". I enjoyed that movie, so when the modern Polish movie "The Plaugues of Breslau" popped up on Netflix, I was curious to see a sample of what current Polish filmmakers are putting out. Technically, things are okay - it wasn't a high budget exercise, but it never looks really cheap or tacky. Also, gorehounds will be very pleased by the graphic carnage that's sometimes put on display. However, in other areas there should have been a lot more thought put in before filming started. As others here on the IMDb have pointed out, the movie is clearly inspired by the American movie "Seven", even right to the style of opening credits. Being a rip-off doesn't automatically make a movie bad in my books, but bad scripting does. The movie seems to start at chapter two instead of chapter one, resulting in me being confused for a while before everything was set straight. A bigger problem was that some important details and plot points are either vaguely explained or not explained at all. (For example, where did all the other cops go when the empty warehouse was being searched?) The scripting is bad enough, but what makes matters worse is that all the principle characters are quite unlikable, from their actions to how the actors playing them perform. While there is some curiosity value in this movie - you don't get to see a Polish perspective in a movie all that often - the negative definitely outweighs the good in this movie, so it's probably best that you skip it.
Review of The Plagues of Breslau
