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Really cool and stylish thriller made in Berlin, loved the photography, academy format b/w, i'm not sure if you really can understand all what's going on, but that's not the focus, it's about the suspense, the style and the story. I discovered so many references to other movies, I loved that. The main character Momo (by Kida Ramadan) reminded me of Belmondo in A Bout de Soufflee. Saw the movie last year at the Festival in Tallinn and now watched it again. Totally worth a second watch...
First of all, I don't think the film has anything to do with Leon or just as much as Besson owes a lot to Cassavetes and his film Gloria, so to speak. I read an interview with the director in which he explicitly refers to Gloria.
About the film itself, I like his style. When I go to the cinema, I want to see something other than what we call reality. I found that here. I was tied up the whole time and maybe I missed therefore a few mistakes. Anyway, it doesn't happen to me too often with a movie, and that's what it's all about.
This was very good! Nice and different approach-much more interesting than oll they mainstream thriller you get to see everywhere else...
absolute recommandation!!
absolute recommandation!!
One of the stronger aspects of the film is definitely the visual look, but that's about it. The plot is shallow and doesn't really hold together. The idea itself might seem ridiculous, and it is, but it could've even been believable if done slightly differently. Maybe even if portraying a blind person would've been at least halfway decent. Here the blind assassin seems to behave more in the vein of a supernatural Matt Murdock than as an ordinary, blind, middle aged, middle eastern man.
As the film stands, it seems like a silly re-imagining of Léon (1994) or a fan fiction inspired by it. Unfortunately it possesses almost none of the qualities nor charm of it's legendary counterpart. The film is a cheap copy of noirish action, trying so hard to be stylish but forgetting what it should be all about. Perhaps that's the result of working mainly on commercials, as is the case with the director Christoph Gampl.
Even though it has many shortcomings I'm positive the film will appeal to some. It's not inherently a bad production, just a bit lacklustre mix of everything that doesn't necessarily work together.
As the film stands, it seems like a silly re-imagining of Léon (1994) or a fan fiction inspired by it. Unfortunately it possesses almost none of the qualities nor charm of it's legendary counterpart. The film is a cheap copy of noirish action, trying so hard to be stylish but forgetting what it should be all about. Perhaps that's the result of working mainly on commercials, as is the case with the director Christoph Gampl.
Even though it has many shortcomings I'm positive the film will appeal to some. It's not inherently a bad production, just a bit lacklustre mix of everything that doesn't necessarily work together.
Was lucky to see the movie at the premier PÖFF and meet the crew. Definitely feels like the film he was destined to make. Remarkable that the film was made in 14 days. Black&white, superb editing and soundtrack. love everything about it
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- $500,000 (estimated)
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- 1h 22m(82 min)
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- 1.33 : 1
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