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Maybe...Maybe Not

Til Schweiger (Actor), Katja Riemann (Actor), Sönke Wortmann (Director) | Format: VHS Tape
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Muss-Sehen Aug 15 2002
By Gregor von Kallahann
Format:VHS Tape
Every once in a while, I run a little at-home German film festival for my own amusement and edification. Sometimes the selections are oddly complimentary. After viewing the somewhat somber ROSA LUXEMBURG, I needed a little uplift, and this charming comedy was just what the Arzt bestellte, uh, the doctor ordered. Who says Germans are sullen and humorless? I laughed out loud at this one more frequently than I do with most American comedies. (Or is that not saying very much?)

This fish-out-of-water comedy revolves around a likeable, but randy heterosexual turned out by his girlfriend after she discovers him and a pick-up in flagrante delectable. Former girlfriends aren't exactly eager to take him in, which is kind of telling, and eventually he ends up taking refuge with a gay man he meets by happenstance.

No surprise, they bond in significant ways despite the differences in their sexual orientation. Or is there such a difference? Well, yeah, the MAYBE...MAYBE NOT question is pretty much a rhetorical one here, but it's still fun to see this naive straight guy bumble through Cologne gay scene and emerge a little better and wiser for the experience. (He learns to cook at least).

The young German cast is very good. The only actor I'm familiar with was Katja Riemann as the beleaguered girlfriend. Riemann, who can also be seen in THE HARMONISTS and BANDITS, shines here. The male leads Til Schweiger (straight Axel) and Joachim Krol (gay Norbert) are perfectly cast, giving more depth to their characters than one might expect. And Rufus Beck as the more outrageous--and, admittedly, more stereotypical--gay friend "Waltraud" is a hoot. All in all proof that German humor is NOT an oxymoron!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the music alone May 19 2002
By A. Hickman
Format:VHS Tape
I've had occasion to see a number of good German films in the past year, and this is one of the best. It's the story of a straight photographer (Til Schweiger) who is initiated into the Cologne gay scene after he is tossed out of his apartment by his girlfriend, who discovers him cheating on her at the restaurant where they both work. Our hero ends up sharing a flat with a gay man, who then plots to seduce him. There are a lot of hokey plot contrivances to keep this one afloat, but they only serve to underscore the charm of the film's remarkably adept cast--with empashis here on Herr Schweiger. The film is punctuated throughout by camp musical interludes courtesy of Max Raabe and the incredible Palast Orchester, whom some of you may know from their "Charming Weill" album. "Kein Schwein ruft mich an" is just one gem among many. See it, if only for the music.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Muss-Sehen Aug 15 2002
By Gregor von Kallahann - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
Every once in a while, I run a little at-home German film festival for my own amusement and edification. Sometimes the selections are oddly complimentary. After viewing the somewhat somber ROSA LUXEMBURG, I needed a little uplift, and this charming comedy was just what the Arzt bestellte, uh, the doctor ordered. Who says Germans are sullen and humorless? I laughed out loud at this one more frequently than I do with most American comedies. (Or is that not saying very much?)

This fish-out-of-water comedy revolves around a likeable, but randy heterosexual turned out by his girlfriend after she discovers him and a pick-up in flagrante delectable. Former girlfriends aren't exactly eager to take him in, which is kind of telling, and eventually he ends up taking refuge with a gay man he meets by happenstance.

No surprise, they bond in significant ways despite the differences in their sexual orientation. Or is there such a difference? Well, yeah, the MAYBE...MAYBE NOT question is pretty much a rhetorical one here, but it's still fun to see this naive straight guy bumble through Cologne gay scene and emerge a little better and wiser for the experience. (He learns to cook at least).

The young German cast is very good. The only actor I'm familiar with was Katja Riemann as the beleaguered girlfriend. Riemann, who can also be seen in THE HARMONISTS and BANDITS, shines here. The male leads Til Schweiger (straight Axel) and Joachim Krol (gay Norbert) are perfectly cast, giving more depth to their characters than one might expect. And Rufus Beck as the more outrageous--and, admittedly, more stereotypical--gay friend "Waltraud" is a hoot. All in all proof that German humor is NOT an oxymoron!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Oct 21 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
This film was an absolutely huge hit in Germany back in 1994-1995. It's hilarious... A young man who's having problems with his girlfriend befriends a gay man, and everyone involved begins to think he might be gay himself. Very, very funny. And there's plenty of useful slang for students of German! END
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for the music alone May 19 2002
By A. Hickman - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
I've had occasion to see a number of good German films in the past year, and this is one of the best. It's the story of a straight photographer (Til Schweiger) who is initiated into the Cologne gay scene after he is tossed out of his apartment by his girlfriend, who discovers him cheating on her at the restaurant where they both work. Our hero ends up sharing a flat with a gay man, who then plots to seduce him. There are a lot of hokey plot contrivances to keep this one afloat, but they only serve to underscore the charm of the film's remarkably adept cast--with empashis here on Herr Schweiger. The film is punctuated throughout by camp musical interludes courtesy of Max Raabe and the incredible Palast Orchester, whom some of you may know from their "Charming Weill" album. "Kein Schwein ruft mich an" is just one gem among many. See it, if only for the music.
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