Retreat Vama Veche

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.

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!

"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.

This was probably meant to be a tiktok story, turned out too long when editing so they tried to see if cinema is a better fit. Fear not, Romanian content quality rating won't suffer too much, just like TikTok videos, lowest quality in the world in script, direction, "actors" play. Don't be fooled, none of them are actually actors, they are old-fashioned influencers trying to grow their online profile through this. Don't waste your time on it. Go, watch a real movie, this is not one of them. Such a waste of time and space on the streaming platforms and waste of money like most recent Romanian movies that are being made.