Avalanche of Love

A drinking bender gone slightly wrong, or a narrative from multiple perspectives we have seen elsewhere, but I am glad that the Czechs and Slovaks took up these themes and made a nice romantic comedy with a likeable cast and nice locations that did without faecal and sexist humour. The characters aren't downright stupid (unless the script demands it), and the bonus is the theme song, which you can hear in the trailer. Better three stars! PS: I could almost hear the buttons on Richard Stanke's shirt screaming during the screening. (08/05/2022)

Les acteurs, réalisateurs et autres membres d'équipes de tournage tchèques sont tellement friands des montagnes slovaques qu'ils trouvent toujours le moyen d’y retourner. On écrit un scénario au hasard, on rassemble une équipe et hop !, on file chez les voisins de l’est pour profiter de toutes les beautés que la Slovaquie a à offrir. Ce que le spectateur en pense ? C’est secondaire. Enfin, ne soyons pas trop sévère par rapport à cette comédie, parce qu’elle est loin d’être la pire dans le genre. Au moins, ici, j’ai retenu mon souffle jusqu'à la fin, me demandant si Juraj Kukura allait se montrer ou ne pas se montrer… (26/03/2023)

Despite the film's rating and my negative expectations, I gave it a relatively decent number of stars. I believe it was silly, with many clichés and melodramatic scenes (although I expected worse), but surprisingly, I found myself entertained. My overall impression would indeed have been even better if the creators hadn't engaged in completely unnecessary foolishness that, for me, generated a sense of cringeyness (such as the self-proclaimed detective). Showing different perspectives wasn't exactly an original idea, but it added some variety to the film. While I don't particularly care for Natalia Germani and Marek Lambora, Anna Fialová and Csongor Kassai were great. / Lesson learned: From now on, I will carry a tape measure around. What if I happen to come across sandwiches? (02/03/2023)