Reviews

I found this movie quite refreshing for its subtle humor and it was surprising to find out it has such a low rating. It's definitely not a typical Hollywood comedy, and the characters are not typical either so it's not for the usual audience, thank goodness. Overall, I didn't mind too much that the plot was very simple and the movie seemed like a series of sketches. I thought the main characters did a satisfactory performance too. I really enjoyed seeing Dave Franco play a naive and uneducated role and Vince Vaughn playing a sane, responsible character taking care of everybody. It was also particularly refreshing to watch the scenes shot in Germany and how the art and cultural events in there add to the plot of the movie, but maybe only people who actually know what's going on in Germany can relate to the humor.

I watched this movie because of the high rating and because Michael Fassbender is in it, but it left me quite disappointed. The acting was alright but I didn't find any of the characters interesting, so the only reason I didn't quit watching the movie was because I thought it would get better. There is no clear plot, it's more like a documentary about a low class family, filled by anger all the time, and their relationship with a higher class man, who has much better manners but is definitely not a better person. The message of the movie could be just that no matter how educated you are that doesn't make you a better person, but then the approach could have been much more interesting. The movie is not pleasant to watch since the characters are simply being an ass to each other all the time, and what makes it worse is that it has no entertaining value at all. One can argue that the whole point is to be realistic, but there is nothing special in the movie that makes it worthier to watch than simply observing real life if there is not going to be character growth or insights during the 2 hours anyway. What leaves you thinking is simply why would you even care about people who have no moral values and are difficult to bear with?

This is a movie that centers on loneliness and living a passive, uneventful life. The setting of the story is a bit unusual but simple, so what makes the movie interesting is the exaggerated sensibility of the main character. The main character is so compassionate and pitiful at the same time that viewers can't help caring about him and wanting to know what happens to him. The acting from all cast is convincing, the main actor especially did a superb job. The movie is slow paced but the mood is so nicely built that I didn't feel bored, on the contrary, I was amazed by the small details and the directors' sensitivity. There are many beautiful still shots of very ordinary things throughout the movie, like the title of the movie suggests. Some scenes are so pathetically real that they become funny. It is overall a good movie and it makes you want to do something about all the loneliness there is in the world.