Vama Veche Retreat

The only movie I kept commenting "this is sooo bad" continuosly. Yes it is that bad, I think random children taken from highschool would have better acting skills than the actors from this film, they are soooo sooo baaad. The script is funny and with good potential, but the bad acting ruins everything. Too bad because the decors, sound, image are good and doesn't look at all as a budget movie, the only thing that ruina the movie is the bad acting and every single review I read are complaining about this. I hope they read this comments and they give up on acting "career". And don't forget the fake moldavian accent oh God!

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.

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!

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 an absolute disaster from start to finish. The casting is a clear indication of the film's overall quality. The actors are third-rate at best, with performances that are painfully wooden and devoid of any real talent. The script is a jumbled mess, full of cliches and inconsistencies. The cast is filled with a parade of talentless wannabes, including a mix of obnoxious "cocalari" and vapid "pitipoance," along with washed-up celebrities who clearly haven't aged well. It's as if the filmmakers threw together a bunch of random people and hoped for the best.

It's painfully obvious that the only reason this film exists is to secure funding from the National Film Center (AFCN) and to give these mediocre actors a chance to shine (or rather, to continue to fade into obscurity). The entire production feels cheap and amateurish, and the end result is a truly painful viewing experience. Avoid this film at all costs.