Stromberg - Der Film

Christoph Maria Herbst ... people seeing him immediately think of Stromberg. He really became one with that role. I don't know him personally, so I don't know how close he is to that persona. I would like to imagine that much is acting and he is a loveable person. But don't we want to be mean from time to time ... tell others what we actually think? I would assume the answer is yes for most of us.

The movie had a bit of a difficult stance, since the tv show ended on a bad note (at least for me, which is why I didn't rate it higher - thought of giving the tv show a 9 but went with an 8 instead). But it really does a good job on picking up where things were left off.

The essence of the character is there and it really shines through ... yes there is not much story here ... but that is not why you watch it.

Stromberg is, finally, great comedy from Germany, based on the super-successful British sitcom The Office. Unlike in other countries, it was never officially licensed, the production company BrainPool did their own thing based on the strong performance of actor Christoph Maria Herbst. After several very successful seasons, both with the critics and -- more importantly -- the audience they came out with a feature-length movie which transports the humor well to the much longer format. Although the concept ultimately does work better as a sitcom, Stromberg The Movie provides you with an ultimately satisfying dose of mundane office anarchy. I particularly enjoyed the reaction from the cinema audience which lapped up the harebrained, deliciously politically incorrect philosophy of Bernd Stromberg and his office guerilla. The movie feels like an extended version of the TV sitcom until the end, when Stromberg accidentally rebels against the drudgery of the allmighty Capitol Versicherung and becomes a modern-day Che Guevara. In the end, he comes out on top, although probably not for long. The system will take over and win. We are left to console us with the thought that everyone, even a Bernd Stromberg, can have his or her day.

The plot isn't that great but Stromberg's joke are hilarious. I was literally rolling on the floor laughing ;D

I don't think I will ever understand german humor... After watching the movie, I do not see my office to be boring... It seems that my colleagues are having a lot of fun :D... Germans laugh on making weird faces, bodily sounds and someone else getting embarrassed... There is a lot of the last.. plus a lot of absurd situations and weird confrontational discussions... The movie is not all bad... I am still giving 6 starts, so its in the better half... but I prefer different kind of humor.. especially if the movie has 2 hours...

It is a funny movie with the beloved characters from the original TV show. And believe me, funny German movies are hard to find. Unfortunately, this movies with a runtime of about 2 hours is about 30 mins too long. It definitely loses steam in the last 30 mins. 90 minutes would have been perfect for this comedy.

7/10.