Munje!

There is a reason why so many people in Serbia and the other countries of ex-Yugoslavia watched this film. There is also a reason why i doubt that many people who are not from that region will understand it.

This movie is authentic to the extreme in showing the world it is set in. The language, the situations, character backgrounds make the characters seem like people you could easily meet on the street; if you live in Belgrade that is. If you live somewhere halfway across the world they will probably seem like unrealistic badly-portrait freaks.

The cast is a combination of old and proven actors, young inexperienced ones, and one soccer player. The older part of the cast did it's job to the point of brilliance (Cvijanovic, Djuricko) while the younger part of the cast did so-so. The former "Red Star" striker turned out to be a horrid actor, but fortunately his on-screen time is short. The story, although not particularly developed, is developed enough to carry the jokes, which are good and well paced.

The bottom line is that this movie is entertainment, and not meant to be a deep and preaching film like so many others that have come out of Yugoslavian cinematography in the last decade. It has also managed to skip every mention of war and post-war issues, which (sad as it may sound) is a big refreshment. And it also has an excellent soundtrack (taglined "the first Serbian soundtrack").

The recommendation: If you live in Yugoslavia or thereabout, you've probably seen this movie (if you haven't - go see it). If you live somewhere far away, and left Yugoslavia in the last 6-7 years you might still like it. If you left before that you won't have a damn clue what's going on. You have to know the generations that grew up in the late 80's and the 90's to get this. If you've never been here, you probably won't understand this film, and therefore will probably dislike it.

The screenplay needed some polishing. At times it is funny, at times it gets cheesy and lazy. But it is a fond memory for me. The film does manage to capture much of the surreal feel of turn-of-the-century Belgrade, and I appreciate that. There was this feeling of being torn and desperately trying to escape to some better place, not just away from Serbia, but away from all the nihilism. I myself left Serbia around that time, and it wasn't so much because of poverty. It was an attempt to escape the ubiquitous feeling of being torn apart and inability to make sense of things. Like many others, I found out that I merely jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, as the western world took a dramatic turn in the direction of total moral and cultural chaos. Anyway, I enjoy this film despite its faults. Nebojsa Glogovac definitely saves the day in a minor role as a reluctant cop who'd rather smoke weed with the protagonists. I give the film 8 stars, and that's generous.

Everyone should watch a film like this.

Unlike Hollywood cliché comedies, this is something new. Something original.

In almost every minute, something funny come out and not just funny but very intelligent so you literally cry of laughter in some parts.

Every character is unique also, and for me that is very important. In a way, this film represents the night life of an average Serbian teenager.

I like this film because this is a true Balkan humor and one of those films I could watch over and over again.

In this movie we follow Mare and Pop the want to record music but there friend from childhood Gojko screw them and now both off them want to get revenge on Gojko together with ex girlfriend Kata and police officer and man dress up as Santa Claus . This is really different movie than we had before . It's funny and it's directed diffrentlly than other movies from that time, they got flashbacks when Mare , Pop and Gojko where kids and whole is happennig during one night. .This movie really deserved all off that success and male cast was great but they should cast better actress and to write there characters better.

When this movie arrived at the cinemas in Serbia, it was a great hit. Its success came mainly because it came after a bunch of socially-themed dramas and peasant comedies that still flood Serbian cinematography. So, "Munje" came as a big relief at just the right time.

The movie is a laid back, urban comedy about two best friends on a wild night in the city. It can be thought of as a mix of "Kevin and Perry go large" and maybe "Clerks II", only on a tighter budget. Most of the main actors are well-known names in Serbia, and there are a couple of new faces that got more bigger roles after this movie. Although the acting isn't great, and the flow of the movie gets choppy at few points, altogether this movie is easy to sit through the whole. You won't be rolling around laughing in tears, but the movie may give you an occasional chuckle, a few nice one-liners to remember, and will leave you in a generally very positive mood.

I would like to mention that there's an unofficial sequel to this movie called "Kad porastem bicu Kengur", made by a very similar film crew.