Silný kafe (2004) User Reviews

Amateurish snoozefest

[tjlarson_ · 1/10 · 9 February 2008]

This first-time effort reeks of a poorly made student project. Every character is infantile and not remotely human or realistic and the writer/director seems to think that arguing at the top of your lungs constantly is the same thing as interesting dialogue and complaining incessantly passes for character development. This relatively short feature feels like a 5 hour ordeal as all we are treated to throughout the entirety of its runtime is 5 nasty, annoying 20-something adolescents bickering at one another and occasionally having make-up sex. A consistently dull, horribly written, and ineptly made waste of time. It's amazing that this was shown at any festival, FAMU must have bribed someone handsomely. Avoid at all costs.

Witty and intellegent

[gislimb · 8/10 · 30 March 2004]

For those who like conversational movies like When Harry met Sally and The Big Chill, this humble Czech/Icelandic movie is a real find. I was lucky enough to be invited to a pre-screening, expecting nothing much, really.

But the movie was just great in every aspect. It is funny, romantic and intelligent at the same time. The actors are all little known Czech actors that do a great job. The movie is in Czech, but I saw it with English subtitles, which I hope did the Czech conversations justice. They were at least good in the translations.

I strongly recommend this movie.