Who Am I (2014)
7/10
Fight club ripoff with a little personal note
27 September 2021
"Who am I". It was pretty clear to me, what I will write about this movie right from the beginning, but I wanna start with some positive criticism:

The movie is a solid thriller, that has a fast driven story and never feels overly stretched. I must confess, that I had no idea how this movie would be, since I haven't read anything about it beforehand and therefore was not expecting the "Fight club" twist, even though I realized the weird situation with the car key (it was hard to miss, I know ) and some other small indicators. It was nicely shot and it was clear, that a professional was the DP, but he clearly has a fable for close ups (kind of annoying).

Now to the bad side... The movie is a complete rip off and genre translation of Fight club. Starting with the obvious: the imaginary friend situation. Yes of course in the end they reveal it's all a big trick but that was just to make this movie a little different from fight club Than the 3 rules of MRX which are a clear copy of the rules of fight club and lastly the girlfriend drama, with the friend taking the girl he wants even though the protagonist stays the emotional partner of the girl.

Going on... the writer tried to hard to make sure everyone understands the protagonist is a nerd by always putting in some quotes from big franchises like Star Wars or Superman (DC franchise).

Those made the movie a little less enjoyable but over all I liked the Movie a lot and it was of Good quality, wich is a surprise, for people that know the current German movie industry.

I hope the review was helpful, Have a nice day!
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