Schluss mit lustig! (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Isabel Kleefeld

Writer:

Martin Gypkens (writer)

Release Date:

27 September 2001 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Not knowing anything about love, Felix has become used to a 3months relationship cycle after which he is left in grief and misery on a regular basis...

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Martin Glade	...	Felix
Yangzom Brauen	...	Maja
Wotan Wilke Möhring	...	Moritz
Nikita Wokurka	...	Paul
Sólveig Arnarsdóttir	...	Leandra
Yvonne Johna	...	Regina
Caroline Peters	...	Connie
Christoph Bach	...	Jan
Maja Schöne	...	Jenny
Alexandra Kalweit	...	Sandra
Stefan Gebelhoff	...	Frank
Lars Gärtner	...	Richard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralf Müller	...	Assistenzarzt

Also Known As:

Life Calling (USA) (MIFED title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction

title essentially means "no more fun", and, well...

while above average by the anemic standards of pro7 tv movies, this "romantic comedy" is hampered by being neither romantic nor funny. furthermore the characters are annoying (especially maja, who is never likeable or interesting, only grins fakely ad nauseum and does not develop whatsoever) and it is utterly impossible to believe they would ever get together, other than perhaps for an ill-considered one-night stand.

the "hero", felix's, appeal is mainly derived from being an infantile loser who seems to do nothing at all except mope around feeling sorry for himself. his milieu, supposedly cool, is wan and dull in every respect, and left me feeling a bit depressed. the end sequence featuring synchronized swimming was a mild secretion of an all-too-lacking imaginative spirit, albeit one ruined by the two annoying kids screaming at each other to wrap up the movie. best thing about this one was the guy who played moritz, otherwise it was a fairly lazy effort.