Reviews

Samba is a french romantic-comedy. I really like that this film sticks with its origins. What i like about french romance and comedy is, that it is not so cheesy and over the top like those Hollywood productions. Samba is a very personal film. The characters are every day people with everyday problems. I appreciated, that the movie picked up the migration problem in France. The actors Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg perform very well. The downside is that the film is quite strait forward. Not much suspense, but what do you expect from a romantic comedy. The soundtrack is from Ludovic Einaudi, who also did the soundtrack for "Les intouchables". And also like in "Les intouchables" the music makes a perfect match with the story and the images.

For me this film is perfect romantic, funny, entertainment with a little bit of drama and social criticism.

This is the first film i had to read all the subtitels. But it is amazing. I once heard that 80 percent of the human communication is nonverbal, well this movie is the evidence. You really feel with Master Yip even though you don't understand a word he says. The Film tells you a lot about Chinese culture. I really like action and martial arts movies, but this is a total different approach to it. At first you might think its bullshit to watch a movie in mandarin. But when your 10 minutes in it doesn't matter anymore. The fighting scenes are awesome and what i really like they are raw. No CGI no effects whats so ever. The only thing that botters me is the unrealistic hight jumps.