Dieses bescheuerte Herz

The heart is quite the curious ... well muscle or organ or whatever you want to call it (I think medically speaking it is closer to a muscle). If broken it is almost impossible to fix. Although who knows what can be done in the future. Right now we have replacement operations and all that. But this is about a deeper issue, about how we live life - about trying to be a better self, no matter our background.

Now this does sound like this might have quite a few cliches ... and it does start quite badly to be honest. I had a hard time to find something to like - it seemed quite forced upon the viewer. But our "ill" character here lightens the mood enough - all the while he has some outbreaks. But outbreaks that make sense. He is young, he doesn't know better. And than the bonding starts ... with some really good dialog - and some heartwarming scenes - no pun intended.

Yes it is quite predictable in where it will go - but it has its heart on its sleave ... ok enough heart puns. But trust me when I tell you, because I tend to be a bit critical when it comes to german dramas of this kind: this actually hits its mark, after a troubled beginning! So don't turn off at first if you feel the same way ... give it a chance.

Lovely story with good actors... We already seen more than 3 times... :-) // hello from Budapest //

1 hour and 46 minute of happiness. Highly recommended.

Starting from a song named Bangarang by Skrillex. It brought back some good memories in the beginning of the movie ;P The other soundtracks are quite nice too. This movie was better than I thought. I thought it would be a cliche but actually not. Maybe the little boy, David, has done more things in his 20 years than mine. Lenny's dad has made a nice call.

Some days ago I saw the name of Philip Noah Schwarz (Katie Fforde: Wachgeküsst) and the review mentioned the participation of Philip Noah Schwarz in "Dieses bescheuerte Herz" !! I found this film and immediately I enjoyed it.Recently the German directors have made some films about the ommunity service .In "Die Diebin und der General" a young woman who has committed shoflifting must do a community service in a retirement home where she must take care for the grumpiest old man where stays there.In "Der Kotzbrocken" a young mother who hasn't traffic fee must do a community serive in a desability residencialk center where she has to care with a bad tempered man.There is also the story of "Unser Kindermädchen ist ein Millionär" in which Max Helmer , the son of a very rich family doesn't want to study o participate in the family business and his father sends him to work for some weeks as housekeeper in the house of a siingle mother with many children.Now I go back to "Dieses bescheuerte Herz" !!The story is quite interesting: young man living a careless life (in nightclub with friends), a workaholic father who is doctor.Then an incident : the car in the swimming and the father, very angry decides to put the things in order obliging his son to take care for a young adolescent who has a strong heart disease.Then comes the first encounter and little by little the friendship between Lenny and David. It's very good with a good mixture of drama and comedy with a touch of humor .When Lenny asks his father what he will do with the boy, his father recomends him a bucket list and the ideas works very well ( the boy begins really to live the life). The performance of Philip Noah Schwarz and Elyas M'Barek are really great.