A good movie

Ever since I saw ‘Gegen die Wand’, I became interested in Fatih Akin’s work and I was really eager to check this last directing effort. This time, he made a rather light and daft comedy but it was very much welcome. The first nice surprise was to see Birol Ünel, the amazing actor from ‘Gegen die Wand’, and it was even better when I discovered that he played a somewhat different character. I mean, it was again a nutjob but still a different one than in ‘Gegen die Wand’. And that was probably the most enjoyable thing about this flick, all those eccentric characters, but even though all of them were pretty far out, they still felt real which made for a very satisfying viewing. Concerning the plot, it was certainly quite entertaining but, to be honest, there were just too many sub-plots. I mean, check the main character, he runs a restaurant, his girlfriend is gone to China, his brother is in jail (more or less), he has a massive hernia, some gangster wants to buy his restaurant and he starts to fall in love with his physical therapist. That was quite a lot and that was just for the main character! Still, even though it was nothing really groundbreaking, it remains an entertaining comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Fatih Akin’s work.

7/10