I went to this movie at the Northern Film Festival (Holland) in anticipation of some hilarious fun, especially after reading some of the reviews here. Many other people had the same thoughts I could tell, as the theatre was packed.
The movie started with some nice shots of the sea and beach and slowly introduced us to the characters. Slow being the key word here. Like the sea rippling, the movie also rippled on... The group of guys had their talks and came to this typical guy thing where everyone just had to be the best at something. Or rather, the best at everything. So they created a contest. All this could have been said and done in say, 15 minutes, but somehow the plot dragged on and didn't thicken at all. Half-way through the movie a lot of people had already walked out, I noticed half the theatre was empty.
This being my third and last movie of the day, I'd hoped to go home with a sense of purpose, but at this time I had lost hope. To me, nothing that happened or was said was remotely funny, no laughing out loud, no chuckles, nothing.
I managed not to fall asleep, but I can't remember ever seeing a movie where I glanced at my watch so often (can I go home now?). Yes, I could have walked out myself, but I expected a weird twist at the end or something that made the whole experience worthwhile. I can tell you, there was nothing of the sort.
I do get the idea of the film and it could have really been entertaining, but to me (and apparently to most of the crowd) it just wasn't. It could just be that the Dutch just don't get the Greek humour? I must say the acting at least was good, but other than that I was so bored and disappointed with this movie that I went home and put on one of my favourite series as compensation.
I hope this helps you to decide whether to go to this movie or not.
The movie started with some nice shots of the sea and beach and slowly introduced us to the characters. Slow being the key word here. Like the sea rippling, the movie also rippled on... The group of guys had their talks and came to this typical guy thing where everyone just had to be the best at something. Or rather, the best at everything. So they created a contest. All this could have been said and done in say, 15 minutes, but somehow the plot dragged on and didn't thicken at all. Half-way through the movie a lot of people had already walked out, I noticed half the theatre was empty.
This being my third and last movie of the day, I'd hoped to go home with a sense of purpose, but at this time I had lost hope. To me, nothing that happened or was said was remotely funny, no laughing out loud, no chuckles, nothing.
I managed not to fall asleep, but I can't remember ever seeing a movie where I glanced at my watch so often (can I go home now?). Yes, I could have walked out myself, but I expected a weird twist at the end or something that made the whole experience worthwhile. I can tell you, there was nothing of the sort.
I do get the idea of the film and it could have really been entertaining, but to me (and apparently to most of the crowd) it just wasn't. It could just be that the Dutch just don't get the Greek humour? I must say the acting at least was good, but other than that I was so bored and disappointed with this movie that I went home and put on one of my favourite series as compensation.
I hope this helps you to decide whether to go to this movie or not.