Réalisation:
Petr KubíkPhotographie:
Pavel KoppMusique:
Lukáš Daniel PaříkActeurs·trices:
Eliška Křenková, Natalia Germani, Marek Lambora, Simona Zmrzlá, Vojtěch Kotek, Jan Révai, Martin Písařík, Jakub Ouvín, Veronika Freimanová (plus)Résumés(1)
Alchemist Amelia has gained the forbidden magical power to alter the flow of time. But abusing her new abilities splits her in time, and Amélie from the present meets Amélie from the past. Moreover, a new threat arises from the darkness of time – the alchemist Lord of the Runes wants to rule over all magic in Oberon, and thus must end Amelia’s control over time. Amélie and her friends travel to the magical city of Ayra, home to the Society of Alchemists, protectors of magic, and confront both their most powerful adversary and their own desire for forbidden power. (Zlín Film Festival)
(plus)Critiques (3)
Le premier volet ne faisait que copier le schéma de Un jour sans fin en le transposant dans le milieu typique des contes tchèques avec tous ses artifices. Les personnages y projetaient par magie des cercles runiques à la façon du Docteur Strange, mais au moins, en copiant les schémas, le tout fonctionnait plus ou moins en tant que film. Ici, le schéma manque au rendez-vous, donc c’est au petit bonheur la chance. On se retrouve donc avec une poursuite sans fin du MacGuffin dans une diarrhée intégrale rehaussée d’effets spéciaux de seconde zone, lesquels sont visiblement obligés d’évoquer le chaos numérique caractéristique des productions Marvel actuelles. C’est un peu comme si, pour le premier volet, les créateurs avaient pris comme modèle le meilleur d’Hollywood, mais qu’ici ils avaient pris le pire d’Hollywood, sans même avoir idée de pourquoi ils le faisaient. Les scènes de groupe, où Vojtěch Kotek est superposé à l’aide d’un écran vert parce qu’il n’était apparemment pas présent sur le lieu de tournage ce jour-là, étaient vraiment le summum ! Ça faisait longtemps que je ne m’étais pas autant esclaffé. En plus, tout ça sent la publicité mensongère, vu que cette fois-ci, il n’y a aucune princesse enchaînée dans le temps ; le seul qui s’est senti enchaîné dans le temps, c’était moi, parce que j’ai dû me farcir cette horreur pendant deux heures et quart !
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Dr. Kubík in the multiverse of plagiarism. The Slovak Thanos, his orcs with red hairpieces, infinity runes, Gandalf Zach, hand-waving that draws Hippie and Bluetooth symbols... there isn’t a minute that doesn’t remind you of something you’ve already seen elsewhere. Yes, by Czech standards, it looks and sounds above average, but that’s not enough. The chaotic storytelling, hand in hand with a Rohypnol-like mythology and the characters' exhausting need to constantly explain it, slows everything down immensely, as does the switching between modes of almost ancient drama and comedic interludes (sometimes unintentionally). During these moments, Marek Lambora's slightly slower Jan from Calderón rules, miraculously managing not to injure himself with a sword while blinded by his gigantic fringe.
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Sequels to successful movies can be just as good, there are even cases where they are better, but more often than not, they are just disappointing. And I don't just mean Czech filmography; it's a worldwide trend. So I approached the sequel to Princess with extreme caution. In some ways, I was pleasantly surprised because the creators put effort into the action sequences and improved the special effects (although they were not without flaws), so I can't complain about that (especially when the bad guys reminded me of the Scarlet Crusade from WoW: TBC). However, the positives ended there because I wouldn't say I liked the story despite the filmmakers' efforts. Due to the running time, the story obviously had to be simplified. There was material for at least two feature-length films here. The biggest (although expected) disappointment was the acting performances, at least most of them, except for Simona Zmrzlá. I could use Eliska Krenkova's monotonous delivery and expression to cure my insomnia; I'm sure it would work better for me than sleeping pills. It wasn't a total disaster, but I enjoyed the first installment much more. / Lesson learned: It wasn't that easy in the past, but you can have your tattoo removed using a laser now.
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