This is one of my favorite movies to hit German theaters in years. I guess you can call it a romantic comedy, but it deals with the male side of the story, which is not always that romantic, but rather full of doubts, hesitations, male soul searching, leading to hysterical results. The actors are amazing, especially the new talents Maxim Mehmet and Florian David Fitz really deliver, the scenes are excellently written and perfectly executed and the visual style is beautiful and bold. This is a perfect movie for guys who are able to laugh at their own shortcomings, but women will love this film too, even if the guys are not portrayed as the romantic heroes they want them to be...
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2 Reviews
100 Pro
(2001)
one of my favourites
7 May 2010
I had to give this movie the full points cause me and my friends just really found our own experiences and our sense of humour, the frustrations, turmoils and adventures of our youth in this film. When guys are about 18, they are insecure, they try to be cool in a world in which they haven't found their place yet, they try to swim with the sharks and impress girls...growing up is fun and it's painful. Verhoeven manages to capture all these feelings in this little gem of a movie and reminds us that these days of real friendship, first love, lots of laughter and insecurities were just great...no matter, if belonging to the hip crowd or not. Just a fantastic little movie.
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