POMO

Zero psychology among the characters and zero inventiveness in the directing. Just creative disengagement in following a strange life story. It’s as if I was reading a superficial tabloid article or watching a mediocre made-for-TV movie. However, seeing a close-up of vaginal penetration on the big screen, if only for two seconds, was a pleasant experience and left me surprised by the filmmakers’ boldness.

If you have a fear of flying, you will relate to this film and see yourself in its characters. A great deal of attention is given to their phobia. However, I found that I was rather baffled when I finished watching it. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a film, let alone a comedy, in which I had so little understanding as to why the characters behave as they do in most of the scenes. And which, as a comedy, would be so brutally unfunny. Not even the instrumental music in it works and the selection of accompanying songs makes no sense.

The best Oscars in a long time, capping off an extraordinarily strong year in film. Funny surprises like a nude John Cena, Guillermo with a mega-bottle of Tequilla and the twins Arnie and Danny DeVito. Again hosted perfectly with humour by Jimmy Kimmel, statuettes handed out to those who deserved them. I was pleased with all of the results, especially the awards for Best International Feature film and sound for Zone of Interest. And a powerful speech by the director of 20 Days in Mariupol! And the singing Ryan Gosling stole the show.