Coming In (TV Movie 1997) Poster

(1997 TV Movie)

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6/10
BOREDOM, FUNNY SCENES & PRETENSIONS
J. Steed9 August 1999
Mildly enjoyable, above average directed comedy with stretches of boredom (that terrible dream sequence!) as well as some very funny scenes, with a couple of ridiculous and intellectual pretensions on the side. The most remarkable thing about this coming out comedy, in which a homo comes out that he is hetero, is that the makers do not let him fall in love with a single girl, but only with a single mother; it is an old theme of mainstream (German) film again of almost compulsive completing of broken-up families. Were the makers afraid that otherwise the film would not have been acceptable to a large audience if the homo/hetero had not also been a really nice father-figure? Franka Potente is great.
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10/10
Hilariously funny, a lot of heart and great actors
supermaggie4 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Are there any clichés in this movie? Of course, and they are used perfectly to create a hilariously funny, heartwarming (and at times heartbreaking) story about typical and not so typical heterosexual and homosexual behavior. Some hardliners may be offended by the open and unusual approach, but I enjoyed the original take on the subject. I can, however, understand if homosexual viewers are not content with the ending - in such a story/situation there will always be a faction that is unhappy, however, I thought the ending tried to achieve as much harmony and justice for everybody as possible, which might not be too realistic, but was a perfect ending to a movie that just tried to entertain, be emotional, maybe even raise some tolerance in any direction and plead for open-mindedness. And in addition: great performances by Franka Potente, Steffen Wink, and everybody else. Who can not laugh when Lorenz tries to hide his identity by wearing a blanket over his head/body while holding Ninas baby (also under the blanket) and his gay friend assumes that this is how heterosexual men try to compensate for not giving birth themselves?!! Hilarious!
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10/10
Not the best.But a good one
hédi12 June 1999
Lorenz is a gay.He enjoys his publicity director post. He's in love with Adrian, who is his boss.

In order to prepare the Gay Pride, he and some of his friends request some subvention from the Mayor. So far we knew, an altercation happens during which Lorenz unfortunately hits Nina.Lorenz so embarrassed resigns himself to beg her pardon...

Coming In is a great German comedy.Certainly not the best (Thomas Bahrmann didn't manage to avoid the recurrent Clichés about the subject).But a good one.The film approaches the subject with a manner very particular(humour and frivolousness).

The situations of quiproquo related to the relations (homo/heterosexuals)set off the actors performances. Franka Potente (Lola rennt)plays a lovely lovable lover!!! Moreover, Coming In pleas for Tolerance with a great brilliance:humour.Laughing obliges us thinking in a certain way.

Just see it.You'll enjoy it.
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