juliahro

The movie may very well be cute, adorable, feel-good and all other similar adjectives. But I couldn't get past the first ten minutes of it due to the fact that, yet again (as french movies - or french men - do seem to prefer), I'm forced to face the hard-to-believe relationship between a pretty young woman and a fifty not-so-bright, poor and socially retarded man. Or french man, to be accurate. The age difference per se is not the issue, but the context and the lack of justification thereof.

I've had my share of good french movies, and I shall not stand for any bullshit, little as it may seem.

I have to make a comment for zvesda and its followers (do read his other review and please get that he is a pro-socialism pro-imperialism creature who could theoretically almost justify to the ignorant the enormously tragical mass murders of the Soviet Union). The most unbelievable thing is, though, that some would buy his strange endeavor - could be because of lack of knowledge.

Please also get that Russia has no enemies, as zvesda imperiously sustains, and that the theory of "hatred" is extremely dangerous and entails the majority of the citizens of a nation to incredible crimes justified by noble ideas such as "patriotism" and "defense from the enemy of the state". The documentary shows us the atrocities carried out by some dictators, and is not a personal attack to you, zvesda, or to the citizens of Russia, whether old or young (not to mention those crimes were against the Soviet Union's own citizens!). But stating expressions such as "the Jewish fascism" in today's Russia is mind-blowing (of course, the 20.000.000 killings in the Soviet Union, solely in terms of number, is quite mind-blowing too...).

Those atrocities did exist, whether you acknowledge it or not, and everyone should be reminded of the possible crimes of any dictatorship through fear, censorship, craziness, torture and murder. Whatever dictatorship that might be, at the shadow of whatever ideology.

It's hard to see the harsh images of afflicted children, women and men; but ignorance is never an excuse, and this documentary will definitely wake you up, if only to make you read a bit more about our recent and insane history.

No one in their right mind would ever go through the first 10 minutes of this movie not wondering w-t-f...nothing works, the plot is thin, the cast is having a junk-night-out instead of a great-steak-night, the effects are funny at best and the referential - a joke.

Yet, it's entertainment. the same way a stupid reality-show is. Only for me it wasn't, but I hate reality-shows. And so do the people I tried (real hard) to see the movie with.

Maybe in a 3D version. Again, not for me. But I'm European...and so are my friends.

If you think the word "awesome"! is virtually needed at every 2 minutes,I'm sure you'll find this very attractive. Because it is. It is AWESOME! the same way green nail polish is. On a first date, on toenails, with obsessive pink lollipop cravings.