The Gist:
Ernst and Tobi are the classic opposites attract couple. Ernst being a bit of a square while Tobi is a wild free spirit. All is well (more or less) In their lives, until Ernst's best friend Uta moves back to Germany, and she and Tobi immediately hate each other. Crazy plots, wacky hijinks, and (comedic?) threats of death to defeat their "enemy" and "win" Ernst for themselves ensue.
Comments:
This movie is a sequel of sorts to another one I've discussed here, Alex and Leo. "Of sorts" because the leads of the other romantic comedy, the somewhat boring and not entirely believable as a couple, Alex and Leo, have broken up and are only very minor characters here, having been replaced as the focus of story by their best friend Tobi and his new boyfriend Ernst. The two new men are also not entirely believable as a couple, though at least they have the benefit of not being boring.
In the previous movie, Tobi was an campy queen whose major character trait was that he was flamboyant and mean. This time around however his personality has been slimmed down, losing being an asshole in favor of merely being outrageous.
Other differences between this movie and previous one is that this story is more interesting and marginally better. Which is not really praise since that means that instead of bad, it's only okay. It starts off well enough, amusing and engaging, but the frankly weak story very quickly runs out of steam. The insane antics as Tobi and Uta work to get rid of their opponent should be funny and keep the story engaging, but instead it started feeling like work to sit through it instead of entertainment.
Women:
Yes
People of color:
One
Gratuitous nudity:
Some
- Director: Robert Hasfogel
- Writers: Juergen Hirsch, Andre Scheider
- Actors: Frank Christian Marx, Udo Lutz, Alexandra Starnitzki
- 83 min
- Note: Dialogue is in German with occasional lines in English
- IMDB
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