SMS für Dich

I didn't liked this movie. I expected more. Some moments were OK others were way to boring. Scenario was too complex. I stopped watched after 30 minutes and felt asleep.

Pros: -First 4 minutes were great visual storytelling -I personally liked the overall atmosphere -The whole thing with the SMS was new to me -Some moments were funny Cons: -Some moments were not funny -Some annoying characters -The friends of the two leading roles were kinda unnecessary for the story -Very predictable and clichéd -Despite of the interesting themes, I found none of the characters interesting or complex The type of movie which manages it to make you feel good, but at the same time, it is so annoying...

It's actually quite hard to make a good romantic movie. Not only the story must evoke strong positive feelings from completely different people, but the actors need to display a chemistry that goes beyond words, beyond image. This movie fails to do that on almost every front, although it has a decent premise and actors. Besides that, the entire plot of the film was spoiled in the description of the film on the movie platform I was using, so there was nothing else left than the details. And they kind of sucked. Not only that, they started promising something and then completely forgot about it, like the connection between the two best friends of the main actors, for example.

Bottom line: a standard romantic plot acted and directed at a mere mediocre level and plagued by a lack of chemistry between the protagonists. A decent attempt, but sadly not enough.

Normally I don't like German movies. They are mostly just a bad copy of American adaptations with worse dialogues, mumbling actors and script changes that don't fit.

But after the unexpectedly great movie "Das perfekte Geheimnis" I also wanted to give this movie a chance. Also, because I like to see Karoline Herfurth. And what can I say? I love it!

Great characters, wonderful entertaining and realistic story without a lot of frills.

Recommendable.

I reckon sometime in the future you won't have to swipe but just think about it. Is romance dead? I think many would say yes ... on the other hand it may just have evolved into something else. It is a different ball game out there for sure. Not that those who were good at it, have lost any of their "power".

I reckon it is easier to say no to someone when you just have a screen and not the person to look at. But back to this, which is quite the heartfelt movie and quite the performances as well. It may be predictable (what Romantic comedy isn't), but it is well made.