Directed by:
Zdeněk TroškaCinematography:
Asen ŠopovComposer:
Miloš KrkoškaCast:
Jaroslav Šmíd, Eva Holubová, Jiří Langmajer, Tereza Bebarová, Jitka Smutná, Betka Stanková, Oldřich Navrátil, Adéla Gondíková, Bohumil Klepl (more)Plots(1)
In this light comedic hyperbole we watch the story of decent and kind doctor Čeněk Dobešek who, however, almost does not fit the today´s world. Despite being a conscientious doctor, he cannot use his job or mission for his own benefit like other his colleagues from school or from the hospital. Satisfied with his life next to his nice wife Zuzana and, unfortunately, also next to his horrid mother-in-law Marie Košvancová in a 2+1 apartment in a block of flats, he gladly, at any time, meets wishes of all who ring his bell and request his services. With his submissive modesty and willingness he tempests his mother-in-law, who would like her son-in-law to be a doctor with capital D, i.e. someone, who is first of all a recognized person earning huge money. Not serving to everyone for free like Čeněk does. (official distributor synopsis)
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I gave the film a chance... And that was a mistake. Seriously, I thought, maybe it won't turn out so bad, maybe I'll even have fun. At least a little. Well, I didn't have fun, and yet the script prepared so many, ahem, situations for me. Especially the auto-amputation of the main character's right rear cheek. Oh, my God. I can imagine the laughter that ripped through the theaters at this scene. Oh dear. I must admit, however, that Zdeněk Troška is a master in at least one field. It takes a great deal of self-confidence, or rather audacity, to incorporate advertisements into the "plot" the way he did this time.___P.S. The final song, in which Petr Kolář sings poignantly, for example, "The Zebra urinates and stares as I pick myself up from the puddle", is also perfect.
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I still think that Troška is a pretty good director and capable of creating scenes that evoke what he wants - humor, tension, etc. The problem is that he's working with a screenplay that is simply bad as a whole. It's very predictable and straightforward. The characters have no depth, and worst of all, it's not funny. And that's quite a problem for a comedy. Moreover, the film promises exoticism, but it is essentially absent here. Some motifs are unused and the film drags on in banalities. The script is really, really bad. If 50% of the characters were removed, nothing would change.
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