Mad Heidi starts off by loading a gun. Not a real gun, but the weapon that will figuratively shoot the viewer in the face. But in a good way. Having seen the teaser the viewer is not likely to be fooled by the beautiful Swiss scenery and impressive visuals. They can feel the revolver being loaded with quick and well practiced motions until it is primed and pointed right at their head. And then the movie starts.
The revolver vanishes and makes room for some sort of gatling gun capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute for 92 minutes. And it simply doesn't stop anymore. An endless torrent of finely choreographed scenes flicker across the big screen. Every single one filled to the brink with tiny little details, action, humor, cheese, and most of all swissploitation.
If you, like me, are not fully familiar with Swiss culture and traditions some details might not be obvious to you, but they are all placed in a way that they don't distract from what is currently going on and instead serve to add depth and humor if you can spot them.
Outstanding performances are paired with beautiful cinematography, set design, outfits, an overwhelmingly well fitting score and so on. Everything really looks and sounds as close to perfect as you can get. Mad Heidi manages to establish its own genre while still paying tribute to the greats that influenced its creators.
Overall it is a rapid fire of awesomeness that doesn't stop until the movie is over, leaving you wishing there was even more Mad Heidi.
10/10.
The revolver vanishes and makes room for some sort of gatling gun capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute for 92 minutes. And it simply doesn't stop anymore. An endless torrent of finely choreographed scenes flicker across the big screen. Every single one filled to the brink with tiny little details, action, humor, cheese, and most of all swissploitation.
If you, like me, are not fully familiar with Swiss culture and traditions some details might not be obvious to you, but they are all placed in a way that they don't distract from what is currently going on and instead serve to add depth and humor if you can spot them.
Outstanding performances are paired with beautiful cinematography, set design, outfits, an overwhelmingly well fitting score and so on. Everything really looks and sounds as close to perfect as you can get. Mad Heidi manages to establish its own genre while still paying tribute to the greats that influenced its creators.
Overall it is a rapid fire of awesomeness that doesn't stop until the movie is over, leaving you wishing there was even more Mad Heidi.
10/10.