Watch this on DVD not in a cinema

Rating: 6/10 (19 October 2007)

I saw this movie at the Ghent film festival, from the second row on a huge screen and it was a pretty nauseating experience. The dogma-style hand-held-camera filming meant that the shot was NEVER steady and the lighting was very poor. Several times I had to close my eyes not to become sick. On a TV-screen you won't have this problem of course. Only the very last scene was shot differently and almost felt like out of place.
As such the film was entertaining and Mirketa Irglova is charming but that's about it. I don't understand the high ratings.
After the film the main actors performed three songs life in the cinema. It was a welcome relief to see them steady - not shaking, but I was surprised how shy they were. Not once did Miss Irglova look at the audience, even not when she was performed solo and the brought the cinema to its feet.