Joshy - Ein voll geiles Wochenende

A light movie to watch. Good jokes and comedy but not entirely , and that's why we have too much haters.

A random party weekend with a beauty message : "This is a story about friendship"

And no guys is not trying to be "The Hangover" ...

I absolutely loved this movie. I had seen a bunch of mixed reviews but took a chance anyways because I love Thomas Middleditch and the trailer was really intriguing. After watching, I am absolutely shocked this is only rated at a 5.6 stars. I loved this movie so much. I laughed and I cried, masterfully done! I highly recommend this movie.

I watched this with no prior knowledge of what it would be and was very pleasantly surprised. There's a great cast, all of whom I've seen and enjoyed in their various TV shows. The story is about a group of friends on a weekend retreat bonding after a traumatic event and it's mostly just conversations and mundane character interactions, usually involving drinking and drugs.

Some of it was absolutely hilarious and some of it was very emotional, yet it all felt very real. It's not a mind blowing or deep film but it's brisk, fun and well acted. A great low key adult comedy! Definitely recommended.

I was hesitant to start this movie because of the low rating but I like all the actors and I'm very glad I did. I was under the impression this would be nonstop laughs. I was almost immediately proven wrong. This movie let's your guard down & then hits you with surprisingly emotional moments that don't feel cheap. I feel like I know all the character types. It's very hard not to spoil this movie. Sure the acting isn't perfect & it can get surprisingly dark but it felt like hanging out with real people who were going thru some stuff & came out the other side. Very touching, sometimes funny. Give it a chance.

The brief summary given about this story creates a different idea in ones head than what the movie actually delivers. And what the movie offers is a story of four complex guys that have come together to help Joshy get past his depression over the death of his fiancé. And as the weekend of trying to have fun evolves we learn that Joshy is just one of the guys having his own problem. Each one must deal with his own emotional self and girlfriend relationship disappointments.

Joshy must deal with the death of his girlfriend, Ari questions his marriage, Alex gets dumped by his girlfriend of ten years, Eric has commitment issues, and Greg can't seem to find a girlfriend. Each character keeps his feelings bottled up except Alex who tries to rationalize his feelings and is willing to talk to anyone who will listen.

The term 'male bonding' has been used to describe this movie but I believe it has nothing to do with bonding. Four of the five are close friends from the start and Greg was the 'guy who came along for the fun'. The story is actually about trying to avoid the issues at hand through booze, drugs, and strippers! Then near the end the five are forced by circumstance to come to terms with themselves and deal with life as best as one can.

This is a talky movie and each actor does an excellent job at being the character they were cast to be. My favorite was Ari & Jodi - they seemed so perfect together as a couple. Director/writer: Jeff Baena succeeds in creating a story of what life is like more-so in reality than what we want it to be.