Chantal im Märchenland

I do like Jella Haase very much, she is a pretty good actor and has acted serious characters like in "Kriegerin" and also Chantal in "Fack ju Göthe" were she was gorgeous and very funny. Also "Kleo" is the beste German tv-show I saw for a very long time. But this movie, I don't think it's meant for kids, it doesn't work (for me). It is silly, but not funny. And I was more surprised than disappointed about Jella trying to do her thing but - there was, to me, absolutely nothing of Chantal, except a covering with no content. It seemed to be the Chantal-Show ... episode 1028 ... To me, the jokes did not work! But I'm happily looking forward to "Kleo" that starts soon now. Let's hope, Jella has more fun with her ... 🤗

A witty and fast pace comedy with quite a message about feminism and patriarchy. Great cast, convincing special effects - it's a parody, nothing else. The viewer can feel the fun they had when filming.

Jella Haase is well accompanied by other fun guns like Nora Tschirner or Maria Happel, my nine stars come because in its category this movie is top notch entertainment. And finally, made for a local audience in first place, rather than producing a movie for international releases.

Full of funny details and citing many other genres, it's a ton of fun. Maybe not for young kids, because most dialogue is quite rough.

No pun intended - Chantal could be described as German Barbie - "real life" that is. But while she became a phenomenon after the F you Goethe trilogy (I think the international title is different, like Suck it, because ... well the F word is bad) ... she gets her own movie! And the turnout in cinemas proves whoever greenlit this, knew what they were doing. Not saying that you have to like it.

Just a side note about the swear words and youth: there is another F word (german) used, that is quite offensive! And yet this gets a rating 12 and above - which actually means kids under 12 can watch this if they are accompanied by an adult. Germany does not really care much about words - this would surely be at least an R rating in the US. Just saying - and for your consideration.

Now to the fact that this made good money, even though the reviews may suggest otherwise ... well the screening I attended was half full - and while some may want you to believe this is not funny at all - there were quite a few laughs. Comedy is in the eye of the beholder - is this silly? Is this even cringe as they say at times? Many times yes ... does it work though? Also yes - because the target group identifies with it. Or them - the main characters that is.

I would not call myself a big Jella fan, but what she did with that character (Chantal) ... even if you are not a fan of the movies, you can't deny the impact she had to modern German movie history. Cry more silently Chantal - not sure how this is translated ... but one of those things that got transported to society ... she may have sullied the name forever ... but also given it new life in a sense.

Same is true for fairy tales - and the message this has. She is anything but a princess ... and yet she is everything a princess is (nowadays) ... strong, independent ... maybe not intelligent - but still mostly on the morally good side ... and finds herself to be a feminist too - maybe another thing in common with Barbie ... nice outtakes during the end credits by the way.

Admittedly, I am clearly the target audience for this film, as for whatever reason I enjoy writer-director Bora Dagtekin's humor in many (though not all) cases. Yes, he's a little rougher, a little more down-to-earth, not always nice and certainly not every joke is always right - but the bottom line is that his films and series are mostly good entertainment.

The film is accused of embodying everything that is bad about German film. It would be rubbish with no quality, made for the uneducated lower classes (the accusation alone says more about the aloofness of the critics than about the film). It's filmed "Trash TV". Nothing could be more wrong and anyone who believes that either hasn't seen the film or hasn't understood it.

Rarely have values such as friendship, willingness to sacrifice, willingness to learn, but also female emancipation and LGBTQ been treated so casually and humorously in a German film. When the main actress was confronted with a dragon (not a real spoiler), I had to think of the film "Damsel", which had only appeared on Netflix a few weeks earlier - and how intensively it was all handled there.

The film is just great fun. Not every gag works, but given the abundance of gags and the different tastes of people, everyone will find their own points of criticism. In the end, this film is carried by Jella Haase, who is without a doubt not only one of the most gifted comediennes Germany currently has to offer, but also one of the best actresses. Her "Chantal" is a stunner.

Can we also give it a 10 minus? This is not a film, it is a filmed, pretty bad play aimed at small children. And then again, it is not, because it is so full of gutter language that is neither funny nor original that it hurts your ears. Even as a comedy, you can't take this garbage seriously. There is no talent to be seen here, no matter what area. This piece of work isn't even fun and you can barely understand anything. A fact that is perhaps a good thing, then you don't get to see every embarrassing moment. So much could have been done with the character and the fact that she ends up in a fairy tale, but they apparently decided to go with less effort.