"Kaptn Oskar" is a German movie from 2013, so this one will have its 5th anniversary next year. It is possibly the most known work by director, co-writer and lead actor Tom Lass. This is a really short film actually at under 80 minutes and this already includes a couple minutes credits. But this is definitely not the main problem I had with this film. I will talk about that later. As for Lass here, I think he does a solid job overall, even if there was not a single moment that wowed me sadly. At its best moments, the film had a touch of Fassbinder to them. I also think Lass has that awkward thingey going with him like Fassbinder. It's debatable if his looks warrant dating the two women his character sees in the film, but that's just a little side note that kept coming to my mind. But the story is about a lot more than Lass' character only. It is also about another pretty fragile/broken(?) relationship and how it is intertwined with Lass' character's relationship. The film is a lot about affection, sexuality, belonging, making the tight decisions and about making the wrong decisions on the way to the latter. Like I said, there are good moments, but overall there are also some moments that did not work at all and do not deliver the atmosphere and aesthetics they were supposed to. The most interesting character for me was probably Martina Schöne-Radunski's. At times she may be on the verge of going over the top in her performance, but she played it nicely as a whole and is definitely among the bets components of the film. Eventually I must say that I did not like the ending either really and this was maybe also a negative deal-breaker which finally lets me give this film a thumbs-down. I don't recommend the watch.
Review of Kaptn Oskar
