I am Greek. And if i know one thing, it is this. My beloved people love to overreact when they see anything Greek. If it's Greek, it is great. Period.
I disagree. For me, Greek cinema in general, was always mediocre. Most movies of the 60's were either easy going family comedies, usually copycats of foreign movies, or unbearable melodramatic stories full of women crying.
The 70's and 80's were even worse. Some Greek directors managed to escape. Koundouros or Damianos for example, seemed to have a kind of a personal vision about their films. And of course Theo Angelopoulos is praised universally by a lot of cinema lovers. But the vast majority of Greek films, is simply bad or mediocre efforts. And a large number of those films, are blatant copycats of foreign ideas. Even though in most other countries, cinema fans praise the directors of the past and call the modern era films, films of lesser quality, I do the exact opposite with Greece. I think that Greek cinema from 2000 and on, is more interesting than the old films. I leave out a small number of movies.
The other me/Eteros ego, is praised by many Greek fans as a fantastic thriller, fresh, chilling, mysterious blah, blah, blah..In my opinion, any person who has watched more than 5 mystery/thriller films from USA or France, will find this film unbearable to watch. The scenario is about a killer who leaves fragments of clues. Those clues have to do something with numbers and Pythagoras. So the police, just like in so many other foreign movies, ask for external help. From a professor. And i read reviews here that this scenario is unique..Go figure.
Unfortunately, the scenario not being original, is the least of the problems. Nothing is good in this film. The scenery is boring and not interesting. The main actor plays his role without showing any emotion. He looks and acts like a person born without the ability to express himself. Two of the supporting actors, Katalifos and Vakousis, are great actors. But their solid performance is not enough to save this film. The soundtrack is completely lifeless and it provides nothing extra to the already weak atmosphere of the movie.
If you are a Greek who has never seen a thriller about good people trying to solve a mystery and catch a killer, then go ahead and watch it.
But if you are someone who has seen thrillers before, this film will bore you to death.
I disagree. For me, Greek cinema in general, was always mediocre. Most movies of the 60's were either easy going family comedies, usually copycats of foreign movies, or unbearable melodramatic stories full of women crying.
The 70's and 80's were even worse. Some Greek directors managed to escape. Koundouros or Damianos for example, seemed to have a kind of a personal vision about their films. And of course Theo Angelopoulos is praised universally by a lot of cinema lovers. But the vast majority of Greek films, is simply bad or mediocre efforts. And a large number of those films, are blatant copycats of foreign ideas. Even though in most other countries, cinema fans praise the directors of the past and call the modern era films, films of lesser quality, I do the exact opposite with Greece. I think that Greek cinema from 2000 and on, is more interesting than the old films. I leave out a small number of movies.
The other me/Eteros ego, is praised by many Greek fans as a fantastic thriller, fresh, chilling, mysterious blah, blah, blah..In my opinion, any person who has watched more than 5 mystery/thriller films from USA or France, will find this film unbearable to watch. The scenario is about a killer who leaves fragments of clues. Those clues have to do something with numbers and Pythagoras. So the police, just like in so many other foreign movies, ask for external help. From a professor. And i read reviews here that this scenario is unique..Go figure.
Unfortunately, the scenario not being original, is the least of the problems. Nothing is good in this film. The scenery is boring and not interesting. The main actor plays his role without showing any emotion. He looks and acts like a person born without the ability to express himself. Two of the supporting actors, Katalifos and Vakousis, are great actors. But their solid performance is not enough to save this film. The soundtrack is completely lifeless and it provides nothing extra to the already weak atmosphere of the movie.
If you are a Greek who has never seen a thriller about good people trying to solve a mystery and catch a killer, then go ahead and watch it.
But if you are someone who has seen thrillers before, this film will bore you to death.