The Godmother

It is one of the worse movies ever made. Producers splashed cash on a total insult to most people's intelligence. Do yourself a favor, this movie is not worth your time! You might be better off staring at a white wall for a couple of hours. The humor is absolutely horrendous, most of the actors are as bad as it gets, screenplay is non-existent, directing... suicidal. It starts off by being simply boring, but when they try to be funny they just miss every time and go from bad to worse. They try to copy some American comedies, but without any luck. Alex tries to build this gangster attitude but fails, this second-hand actress Whitney Anderson proves why she is not yet famous and Dragos Bucur just put a big stain on his CV. I haven't seen the end as I could not bare the ordeal any longer, but somehow I know I couldn't have missed much. Apparently Romanians are much better at creating cinema art, rather than entertainment.

I disliked this movies because first of all it lacked any originality. The humor is based on overused clichés and maybe on what non-American producers believe to be "classic American comedy". It also lacks individuality. Except some Romanian names and words though the movie, it could have been about an American teacher married to a foreigner and (unconvincingly) playing gangster anywhere in this world. I haven't noticed any individual feature of Bucharest in the film and the humor that could have resulted from the culture clashes is not at all exploited. There are probably worse movies than this but what a pity for the money and the work spent on this one...

I watched this movie and it is really special. We all have seen slapstick comedies like Dumb & Dummer (1994) or the famous Naked Gun (1988). Well this movie is different, in the sense that the humor is more intelligent, less Dumb and more like a good dry wine! You should watch this movie, as it is different, surprising, refreshing and unforeseeable in its twists and turns. It is not about showing Romania to the people or even trying to be a fancy multimillion special effects movie. The charm of the movie is its simplicity and truly funny humor. The fighting scenes could have been done better, but this is not what makes the movie so great. It is the story, the plot and its content. The movie could easily be played on a theater stage. Its a funny persiflage of gangster movies. Well worth while watching! It's like a secret vacation spot not known to many! Enjoy!