Qui veut tuer Jessie ?

This has aged terribly... if it indeed actually ever worked. Today, only the incompatible pseudo-reality of the Czechoslovak year 1966 and naive comics remains. What's more, there is no color and that fact is not saved by the exits to Chuchle or even Olinka's breasts peeking out... much less the Slovak Superman. What could have improved its reputation would have been a great book from Kája Saudek's materials, but that also failed. Poor Jessie. (04/03/2009)

The way it throws you into the plot and the preparatory manoeuvres it uses to unpack, even considering the high ambitions of the original story, are considerably lacking, but as a whole Who Wants to Kill Jessie? is an incredibly successful whirlwind of now iconic scenes and crazy twists, whose strong anti-communist subtext is better not talk about at all and just enjoy the heap of creatively filmed and ethereally acted entertainment. The actors are another gem, and apart from the imaginative direction and script, they are the best part of the film. Although the role of Jessie was played by the beautiful and sensibly dressed Olga Schoberová, the main attention is drawn to the golden duo of Sovák-Menšík, in whose performance even the most mediocre jokes sound absolutely unforgettable, not to mention the above-average ones, of which there are many. One of the highlights of Czech comedy, the level of which could not be reached in a different time and especially with a different crew. 85% (30/05/2014)

The motto of this film is Kája Saudek, beautiful Olga Schoberová, and of course humor. I'm not even talking about the connection with comics because it is really excellent, just like the wacky sci-fi plot with the incredible Dana Medřická and the perfectly dull Sovák, who has a nice character development. Menšík is excellently playing a small role as usual. It's a great Czech film that is no longer made. (21/11/2014)