Cinematic comedy is a classic art form that has suffered abuse in recent decades from crude applications and generally clueless efforts on the part of commercial movie makers. It is therefore a welcome sight to behold Michael Glover's enchanting independent romantic comedy Go With Le Flo, which reminds us that genuine humor and hilarity are still achievable when the right creative minds are at work behind and in front of the camera. Defying cultural barriers which would have intimidated most filmmakers, the American Glover has fashioned a European screwball comedy (in German and French no less!) celebrating the delirious insanity of love and romance among a troubled circle of Berliners. Denis Aubert ideally captures the clumsy romantic Florian whose idiotic pursuits of a vain actress frustrate his lovestruck friend Jenny (the perfectly matched Marina Senckel). Glover and co-writer Mea Machrowiak have accomplished the near impossible: a 21st century comedy that is tender, delightful, sincere, and, when we least expect it, uproariously funny, as it conjures up the spirits of Lubitsch, Wilder, and Sturges.
Max Alvarez, film historian, author, former contributing film critic for The Washington Diplomat, The Milwaukee Journal, and Shepherd Express.
Max Alvarez, film historian, author, former contributing film critic for The Washington Diplomat, The Milwaukee Journal, and Shepherd Express.