"Geld oder Leber!" is a West German German-language movie from 1986, so it has its 30th anniversary this year. The director is Dieter Pröttel and he is also one of the writers. The name is probably not too familiar, but he also worked on other films with Mike Krüger and Thomas Gottschalk back then, which shows that (at least in terms of films) you should not expect too much for me. This was the time of German trash movies to some extent and here we have another example. Mike Krüger stars here and he is also one of the writers. The last writer is Christoph Treutwein and it's always pretty embarrassing to see so many writers for one film and then the outcome is really weak like in this case. Ursela Monn is the female co-lead next to Krüger and Falco (huge star back then) has a cameo too. There is not a lot more to say. Even in the absence of Gottschalk, this feels like a mostly uninspired little film that goes for cheap laughs in terms of plays on words or guys dressing up as females (ugh..) But I still have to say that Krüger's charisma and recognition value (not really his range) still elevate the material here. The problem is not the acting, it is the script. The bank robbery parts were still among the better moments. Of course, it's all in good fun and nothing along the lines of "Dog Day Afternoon". We have a bank robber for example who allows people to move in front of him in the line as they have an important appointment etc. But is it really funny? I doubt it. Thumbs down from'me. I don't recommend the watch and I am glad it was over so quickly (80-minute film only).
Review of Geld oder Leber!
