I cannot stress how important it is that you understand the complexity of the diversity of race and culture in South Africa before watching this movie.
If you are not South African this movie will be terrible, the jokes will not be funny (you will miss most of them anyway), the portrayal of the black vs. white issue will not be funny but instead come across as racist drivel. You will also judge this movie against the massive big-budgeted-blockbuster Hollywood films, which is unfair because this is a South African made movie working on a tiny budget with South African filmmakers who have very limited experience, it is also directly aimed at the South African market and I feel it was a mistake to release it internationally.
However, if you are South African then I don't have to say much because most of South Africa have already seen and loved it.
For South Africans 8 out of 10. For the rest of the world 3 out of 10.
If you are not South African this movie will be terrible, the jokes will not be funny (you will miss most of them anyway), the portrayal of the black vs. white issue will not be funny but instead come across as racist drivel. You will also judge this movie against the massive big-budgeted-blockbuster Hollywood films, which is unfair because this is a South African made movie working on a tiny budget with South African filmmakers who have very limited experience, it is also directly aimed at the South African market and I feel it was a mistake to release it internationally.
However, if you are South African then I don't have to say much because most of South Africa have already seen and loved it.
For South Africans 8 out of 10. For the rest of the world 3 out of 10.