Mackie Messer - Brechts Dreigroschenfilm

Very innovative and beautifully made musical film that pays homage to Berthold Brecht and his Three-penny Opera. The whole film alternates real life (as a biographic movie) and the ideas Brecht had for the script of his intended adaptation to cinema (in a bright musical). While the text is brilliant, including Brecht's writings, art direction and cinematography are gorgeous, the ironic and fierce songs are very good, and all actors and director did a great job. To resume, this films is politically very important and artistically very significant, at once.

No pun intended - I have to admit that I am not a scholar when it comes to Brecht and his work. What I can tell you, is that the acting in this movie is really good. But the movie itself feels a bit like it is dragging. Don't get me wrong: the text and subtext are at least good. But I do think that it works way better in book form. But maybe this is just me.

There is a pacing issue most might have. An issue with people doing more talking that being actinve and all that. A German movie that is based on a German writer - it is a really good premise. And something that surely must have made the financiers give this money. I assume, you never know. What it did for sure is attract talent to the movie. And it shows - again, I felt it was dragging a bit and that I probably should be more aware of the books this is based on. It might have helped - as it is I can't say I was really enjoying it (though the social commentary was not there for enjoyment in the first place of course)