"Theo gegen den Rest der Welt" or "Theo Against the Rest of the World" is a West German 105-minute film from 1980, so this live action film is already over 35 years old and looking at the year when this was made, it should surprise nobody that this is of course in color. It is probably the most known work by director Peter F. Bringmann and maybe also by writer Matthias Seelig. And it is certainly the defining career performance by Marius Müller-Westernhagen. You see it frequently that successful musicians also attempt to have a career in acting at the peak of their singing careers, but MMW is the exception to the rule. The older he became, the more he focused solely on his career as a German rock star (no hard rock though) and I must say I like some of the songs from him. In terms of his acting, I am not too sure. He certainly wasn't bad, but also not so good that I would say he made the wrong decision to focus on singing. Admittedly, you have to say in his favor that this film here is nothing special at all in terms of the characters (good or bad, women or men) or in terms of the story. It never elaborates convincingly in terms of comedy or drama despite attempting to make an impact in both fields. I believe this film is another example of how German comedy was not great at all in the 1970s or 1980s. Another example would be the "Supernasen". Don't watch Theor. Sorry MMW.
