Single sucht Nachwuchs (1998 TV Movie) User Reviews

a film you can afford to miss

[kalu · 4/10 · 10 October 1999]

Mister Breuer, an eager businessman, finds out - some day - that the prosperity of his own 'consulting' company might not be the only goal in life. Wow, what a story!

This film relies heavily on verbal jokes. You should have a sense of humor for the *dry sort of humor* germans are said to have. After about half of the film even the few funny elements get worn out (for example the running gag with Breuer's incredible mother).

Although i have no doubt that people like Breuer exist, i give the film 40% at best. There are simply too many lame scenes not really working (especially the plot around the wife of the manager Breuer fired and tries to 'buy' for a night afterwards).

Watch 'Allein unter Frauen' if you want to see something really funny!

PASSABLE

[J. Steed · 5/10 · 30 September 1999]

An only passable psychological thriller. The story material could have lead to an entertaining film, but it hardly differentiates itself: as so often with the mainstream (tv)cinema of the 90's director Martin Enten made a film you seem to have watched a thousand times before.

Enten uses quite some tricks to make it visually different, but most of these are meaningless as they are not a part of a certain style. A good example is the annoyingly waltzing camera during the conversation between Reinhart and Alex; did Enten really believe that this would give the scene more tension? Only one sequence (Anna and Reinhart at the lodge) is really successful; here the feelings and tenderness between the two are well hit.