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A movie is based on the idiom , that everyone of us is little bit crazy. Main character is trying to get his ex-girlfriend back and he is coming across the madness of people in his surroundings and in him also. Lots of fun and great acting performance of Ivan Trojan makes this film outstanding commodity in latest Czech production. It reminds me best Polish comedies of the 90's. It's worth to see only for the joke when the main character is driving the high-lift-truck on the highway, but that's just the top of the iceberg. The movie is everything, but not boring, by-standers are entertained and thrilled until the end. Only reason why only 9 out of 10 is the dubbing of the Slovakian actress. So see it!

I saw this film at the 2006 Palm Springs International Film Festival and I knew viewing it that it would make my top 10 and it did. I really liked this movie. Petr is a great character and so is his ex-girlfriend. There are a lot of great characters in this movie. The couple that are his neighbors. His boss at work and his boss's wife who in a small barely on-screen role is perfect. Even the mannequin is a character. Although a lifeless inanimate object a character none-the-less. Petr's ex-girlfriend's aunt. His mother and father are just great. Great casting and development. I like movies like this and liked it more than I expected I would. I would give this an 8.0 maybe a 8.5 because in looking back at all these characters I'm thinking, wow, they all came from the same movie. I would recommend it.

This certainly was one of the most entertaining czech/slovak movies I've seen since the 'fall of communism'. I found myself completely dragged into the movie from the very first minutes of watching it until its very end.

The events occurring to the main characters are funny in their randomness, unpredictability and madness, yet every one of the events has its unquestionable dramatic (or somehow sad) side which makes this movie so great. So does the 'grand finale' as well, with the aforementioned properties amplified to the level you are forced to laugh hysterically (well, at least I was) and in the very same moment to feel totally terrified because of what 'just' happened.

Ivan Trojan is adorable in this movie. He does an excellent job in his role. The rest of the cast is fine as well ... With the exception of Jana Hubinska. Don't get me wrong - I like her a lot with her big eyes and nice legs ;-) - but I just couldn't stand her speaking that strange mixture of czech words and slovak pronunciation and accent.

One vote-point down as IMO no movie should ever get a full vote of 10. The second point down for Jana Hubinska. Recommended to all 'late communist era'-aware Slovaks and Czechs out there.

Another lovely film by Zelenka, filled with quirky jokes and a sad kind of charm. I watched the film in the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006 and left the cinema knowing I experienced something exceptional. The English title is Wrong Side Up. This movie is a little less underground than Year of the Devil (Rok Dabla), it starts out like a romantic comedy, but the intricate sidelines expose many little parts of other people's lives, so it results in a big story about longing. Longing for love, friendship and the complications that follow typical tendencies and excesses. The ending is bittersweet like the film itself, which is completely set against the background of Prague in early summer. I absolutely recommend it!