Directed by:
Jan HřebejkCinematography:
Jan MalířComposer:
Norbi KovácsCast:
Bolek Polívka, Jiří Schmitzer, Lenka Vlasáková, Miroslav Vladyka, Josef Somr, Vladimír Javorský, Petr Forman, Dalibor Vinklát, Mario Kubaš (more)Plots(1)
A poetic comedy set in a pub situated on an inlet and called At the Ferryman’s, which is run by pub-keeper Tonda and his companion Andula. Among the pub-goers is Kája, who compensates for his tendency to gamble (thanks to which is marriage is on the rocks) by playing cards at the pub with his friends. Besides his salary as a security guard at an art gallery, he has saved a pretty penny over the years by posing as a chimney sweep for newlyweds’ photos, and now he wants to use it to give his wife a long-promised seaside holiday, a promise which breathes new life into their relationship. But in a moment of weakness, Kája loses all of his savings playing the shell game at the marketplace. So as not to lose the rekindled love of his wife, he requests the help of his friends from the pub. Combining their forces, they eventually manage to slam the shell-game gang and recover his money. The whole experience has a profound effect on Kája, who learns a lesson from the scare, confirms his friendship with the others, and realizes just how important they are to him. (official distributor synopsis)
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The pace of the story was as slow as water in a cut-off river meander, but I can't say I was bored. I didn’t like some of the characters, while others were quite good. As much as I usually dislike Bolek Polívka, his Mr. Mrklas was clearly the best performance of the film. A close second was Petr Forman’s Láďa, who had some great moments.
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This is a Czech heist movie that's exactly as small as you'd expect for a Czech basin, but it's enjoyable enough to keep you entertained. The actors do what they're supposed to do, they're entertaining, and the script gives them room to excel and is clever enough that I'm All Good can actually be described as a heist film.
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I’m All Good is all good with me too, despite the fact that the first half is a dragged-out nothing. The whole movie like that would have been unbearable, but luckily in the second half it flops over into a cute little Czech farce about an ingenious plan which, with its grubby tracksuits with a couple of thousand crowns in pocket at a dusty fair in Prague, stands up nicely even in the shadow of the neon lights and sharp suits of Ocean’s Eleven. We don’t have to enter into a long discussion about whether Polívka as Mrklas (read Mr. Class) boils a much tastier broth than the rest of the ensemble. That’s just the way it is. Too bad that they don’t go overboard on the humor front, it would have helped in places. The couple of flashes of comedy are about the best things in this movie. In school the word good was a synonym for average and, all told, I’m All Good is more than equal to its title.
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I did not go to the movie theater with high expectations, as Czech films have not been doing well lately. I was pleasantly surprised by this decent, well-executed genre comedy with an exceptional cast. It is certainly not a great film, but compared to Jan Hřebejk's previous two (in my view, very weak) films, it is a significant step forward. The film somewhat resembles Machulski's Vabank and Ocean's Eleven. Of course, it is a cheaper Czech version that has some flaws, the level of dialogue fluctuates, some scenes are not adequately executed - for example, the absurd scene of selling cosmetics in a pub ends with a rather awkward vulgarity, some of the supporting characters are only superficially outlined, and Hřebejk did not avoid his usual sweet idyll in creating an atmosphere of peace and tranquility on the Prague island. On the other hand, the actual film concept, the cast of main characters led by Bolek Polívka Miroslav Vladyka and Josef Somr, and several type-actors, along with a series of successful gags, amounts to a respectable overall impression of 70%. It is not a waste of time, which cannot be said about the vast majority of current Czech productions. A decent relaxing film for relaxation and a good mood. The pleasant musical background is also enjoyable.
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After the first act, I was cursing Jan Hřebejk for choosing such a painfully boring subject, but by the end I had forgiven him for all the suffering. The fact that he can pack so many lines, atmosphere, and tension into the final tens of minutes proves that the most productive Czech director of our time still has it, with a little effort, in any genre. He just shouldn't be trying to play God.
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