Superjhemp retörns

...but it's still excellent fun, which makes me forgive its inaccuracies to the Superjhemp comics, its source material.

Unfortunately it has something in common with the comics: You need to know the culture they originate from and its language to fully enjoy them, otherwise you probably think they're pretty mediocre. Like the comics, the movie's packed with jokes, expressions and references to things you only understand if you know Luxembourg and the local language. To even fully enjoy the movie you also need to be familiar with the comics' universe and Luxusbuerg, the "fictitious" country where the comics take place.

For an almost purely Luxembourgish production it sets the bar pretty high for similar future productions. So far it must be the one of its kind which got attributed the biggest budget and you can clearly see it.

As for the cast, Änder Jung as Superjhemp aka Charel Kuddel and Luc Feit as Inspector Schrobiltgen are definitely the perfect picks, there are most probably no other professional actors in the country who would have been better choices. I also like Jules Werner's and Jean-Paul Maes' performances. They're stellar as antagonists, the first playing a megalomaniac, the second some sort of mad scientist. I didn't know Etienne Halsdorf before, but he does a solid job playing Metti, Charel's and Félicie's son. Talking of Félicie, for purists of the source material Désirée Nosbusch must be a miscast. She definitely doesn't look like the original character, the comics character looking more like the stereotypical local housewife while the actress is quite sporty. But still, Nosbusch's a skilled actress who nonetheless delivers a performance worth seeing.

Finally to me the main attraction of this film are its filming locations as the parodies of local products and companies with which I'm totally familiar and extremely rarely see in movies. There are even real life elected national politicians and people like Andy Bausch (the OG movie director of the country) making cameo appearances. To me it's a love letter to the real country and the "fictitious" one from the comics.

Rosch, du feels eis.

Superjhemp did not interest me as a child. He is a cartoon figure I knew about, but as I don't enjoy reading cartoons, I did not know too much about the stories or his adventures. Superjhemp is however, a big part of Luxembourgish culture and a National figure. Usually Luxembourgish movies are not too good. However, the Superjhemp movie has set a new precedent and is something to be proud of. The story is packed with references and jokes on everyday life in Luxembourg, jokes about politicians, our Grand Duke, or even our beloved neighbouring countries. The humour may partly be very simple, but does not fail to entertain. The story is brilliant and one cannot get bored whilst watching. The movie is a masterpiece and is worth while watching. I personally had to go watch it twice!