Helge Schneider is as popular as ever, at least here in Germany, and he gives his double-zero agent Roy Schneider a sequel after 20 years. The film is packed with his very own perception of comedy and for the most, it's really something you'll either totally love or not see any humor in it at all to the point that you may wonder if the lead actor or his character may even be retarded. It's packed with situation comedy, but not the likes you know from Seinfeld etc. It's all much more surreal. It's a common statement that it's hard to put it into words and you just have to experience it, but it fully applies to this film. The Lizard. Aunt Tyree, my favorite besides Schneider. The little dog Zorro. The musician in the café. The gender roles with women being almost exclusively played by men in drag, or on one occasion even by a man not in drag. And 00 Schneider asks the husband if it's his brother, but he replies it's his wife.
I watched Schneider's comedy program two years ago and he's truly among the best out there. Beyond his skills as an entertainer, it also needs to be noted how great of a musician he is. All in all, his approach is still pretty unique after all those years and while his style may easily look stupid if not executed accurately, he's been among the most lauded comedians for a long time. About the film again, I really can't imagine that many scenes where I genuinely laughed, except maybe the ones where he goes undercover as a prostitute and everybody else is men in women's clothing there as well, but it's really the total picture which makes it so outstanding. It's up to you to decide if in a good or bad way. If you're in the mood for a somewhat different comedy, this one is definitely worth checking out. However, I imagine that translating the dialogs accurately into subtitles without losing the humor will be an especially difficult task here.
I watched Schneider's comedy program two years ago and he's truly among the best out there. Beyond his skills as an entertainer, it also needs to be noted how great of a musician he is. All in all, his approach is still pretty unique after all those years and while his style may easily look stupid if not executed accurately, he's been among the most lauded comedians for a long time. About the film again, I really can't imagine that many scenes where I genuinely laughed, except maybe the ones where he goes undercover as a prostitute and everybody else is men in women's clothing there as well, but it's really the total picture which makes it so outstanding. It's up to you to decide if in a good or bad way. If you're in the mood for a somewhat different comedy, this one is definitely worth checking out. However, I imagine that translating the dialogs accurately into subtitles without losing the humor will be an especially difficult task here.