Retreat Vama Veche

I regret waisting 90 mins watching this lame, cheap and very commercial but in a poor way ' movie'. Really sad they promoted this as good quality when in reality I could have brought more art filming my daily life, just working and living. Very cheap story to see. I still need to add 300 characters for this message to be published so I will add 2 more minutes to full waiste analyzing this ' movie'. Hmm what to add more? Predictable replicas, scenes basically all the movie very easy to forecats the ' non action' intrigue and the lack of talent for the 'actos'. Give me a script and I put more emotion with zero interest in acting.. Laaaame!

While RO cinema usually puts lower quality stuff, this is just garbage! Don't watch it!

The acting, if we can call it that, is something out of a bad kids play, the script is trash, basically everything is unwatchable.

No idea why they made it, but maybe they should rethink movie making, cuz the people behind this are just bad at it.

As for the ladies cast in the main roles, uhh, talk about cringe acting. They give a new meaning to the word bad actor, if they can be called that.

I managed to see maybe 20 min from it and then decided that my time can't be wasted anymore on this!

You are better off looking at your toes, than watching this!

Aahhh... the Mondays of cinematography...

Sometimes the Romanian art enablers just have COVID ... And too much money. It's baffling to me how this got greenlighted (there's nothing original in the story, nothing about Vama Veche, nothing relatable)

I've seen better acting from pebbles rolling down a hill.

Really looking forward for better Romanian movies!

A couple of years ago, I've been invited at a local short film festival that presented 4 different cliche stories (for Romanians): first movie was about the man that beats his wife, the second about children abandoned by their families who went to work in other countries... etc. Those movies, as this one, had no value to me, to the public, to the ones that made them... After the festival, the directors were invited on tothe scene for a short q and a. And some of them had the audacity to say that these movies were made "on their knees" (meaning in a hurry) because there was money to be spent (there is a State institution that overlooks art / movies). THIS WAS EXACTLY THAT.

Even if I would have wanted to spoil it, I couldn't have done it as the screenplay is too obvious. It's a low quality movie and I don"t know if it can be included in the comedy genre. It looks like some friends decided to do a movie for the need of appearing on tv. Same typologies as seen in other low quality movies, same lines, same situations. I have to admit that after the first half I started to do different things in my home so the time would fly quicker. I think the only attractive thing about this movie is the title, that's all. Even if the action takes place in Vama Veche, don't expect to see any interesting thing from there, as the movie has been filmed out of season (spring, I guess) when there's no soul there.

Retreat Vama Veche is a disaster from start to finish. The lack of direction, uninspired writing, and mismanagement of characters make it a frustrating watch. It's hard to believe that Romanian filmmakers, with so much cultural richness to draw from, could produce something so superficial and empty. There's no humor, no heart, no artistry-just a disappointing waste of time and potential.

The film goes nowhere, quite literally. The premise of a getaway to Vama Veche is misleading, as most of the so-called "action" unfolds in a villa or back in Bucharest. There's no trace of the bohemian, carefree vibe that makes Vama Veche iconic. Instead, we get an incoherent series of events that feel like filler material rather than a story. The plot, if we can call it that, meanders aimlessly with no real conflict, resolution, or meaning. It's as though the writers were making it up as they went along, scribbling dialogue between takes.

The characters are one of the film's biggest failures. Each one feels plucked from a completely different movie, creating an ensemble cast with no chemistry or purpose.

Laura Cosoi's character, allegedly a CEO, behaves nothing like one. Instead, she comes off as a clichéd caricature of a "horny jobless woman with a rich dad" with no depth or credibility. Her actions are baffling and completely out of step with her supposed role.

The bride-to-be is insufferable, grating on the nerves with every scene. There's no charm, no emotional anchor-just an unbearable presence that makes you want to fast-forward.

Adela Popescu's character and the pregnant wife showed hints of comedic potential, but any such moments were quickly squandered by poor writing and lackluster execution. These two could have injected life into the story, but the film simply didn't know what to do with them.

The dialogue is wooden and emotionless, with lines delivered superficially. The script lacks wit, depth, or even a coherent message. It's all surface-level fluff, devoid of any philosophy, lessons, or insight.

The film's biggest insult is its refusal to do a smooth transition between the scenes, they end abruptly, leaving the audience to imagine what needs to happen in that scene. This lazy storytelling makes the film feel like an unfinished draft rather than a polished product.

Skip this one or leave it as background noise while doing your house chores especially now that it is on Netflix.