In the Russian box office there is a foreign “remake” of the film “Irony of Fate”.
He was previously directed by Marius Weisberg, who directed the films “(NOT) the ideal man”, “Love in the big city” (the entire trilogy), “Hitler Kaput” and “Flying Crew”. The list is far from the best, so it is not credible.
Let’s put aside all questions of bias – I’m not a fan of “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!”. It just so happened. But in this situation, it is immediately obvious that I will not go into nostalgia in the text and about “it would have been better before” – it may have been, but at the present time it is really true, and this does not at all relate to what the original was.
We have already reviewed the novelty and are in a hurry to share our impressions.
Pathetic parody or just another movie?
I will immediately answer the question – this is a completely different movie, which has almost nothing to do with the original.
What is the movie about: The story is about two strangers, Margo and Griffin, who wake up on December 30 each in their own house with the thought that they are living the best day of their lives.
However, all conventions do not go according to plan: Margot leaves the guy before her sister’s wedding, and Griffin’s girlfriend refuses to use his wife. In the end, on New Year’s Eve, Griffin ends up at Margot’s house.
The script for the film feels like it was torn out of hundreds of similar films – there are so many different clichés and templates on which the picture lies. And it’s more like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” than “The Irony of Fate.” Two cases often occur in the use of my assessment: a large number of references to the intended scenario and many examples of plot endings. But no, it’s still a completely different movie.
The story is as simple as the world. It is oversaturated with typical Weisberg gags and stupid jokes, which, however, do not descend to toilet humor (almost), as is customary with the director. What’s good is that Marius’ corporate identity is almost invisiblealthough that doesn’t help the situation.
The problem is that a romantic comedy isn’t used to actually making audiences laugh. What is happening on the screen looks not just simulated, but for real stupid and inadequate. Such a parody would be excusable, which skillfully ridicules boring clichés. However, in the event of a situation, we see only inept observations of other hackneyed jokes.
And the scenario date of December 30-31 does not play a single video here. This is not a New Year’s miracle or fate (which, however, we are constantly told directly on the forehead): there is no symbolism in these dates, because in the USA Christmas is celebrated on December 25, and not the New Year.
Everyone on screen characters are secondary and do not return something special and unique. And their game to be desired. It’s not that you don’t believe in your heroes, you’re sick of looking at them. Apparently, not only me, because a couple of people left the session (there were not very many of them in general).
Pretty much everything here is bad.
From the editing to the script, everything is bad here. The only thing that saves the picture is the hasty end of the story – it ends so quickly, it rushes to the finale that you actually don’t even notice how 1.5 hours have passed.
The scenery actually took place lazily, even the banal habitation of the apartment, which influenced the main characters, was not affected.
Questions are also suitable for staging and scripting. Even in the plot, it is clear that all Americans keep the keys to the apartment in a pot of plants – “well, stupid.”
Gluing looks too much in places torn: the viewer does not intend to understand what he has just seen, but he is already being thrown into the next frame. And so everywhere. It seemed as if the authors wanted to show everything, everywhere and at once, but in fact it turned out to be very chaotic.
The only good thing about the movie is the actors. Yes, I said above that they do not (or do not want, which is closer to the truth) territories with their images. However, at the same time, they still turned out to be charming in places. They want to be watched. Too bad it’s not enough.
Don’t waste your time on this
The Irony of Fate in Hollywood is a mediocre film that you shouldn’t go to the cinema to see. Yes, even at home I would not watch it. Unless it turns on the background while you go about your business. And then, if only WELL VERY want.
As a result, we got a very weak rom-com with poorly developed characters, stupid jokes and unrealistic acting. I’m serious: do not overestimate the expectations of this picture, it’s not a good thing.
Source: Iphones RU
