Ich habe Einstein umgebracht

A superb sci-fi and an excellent comedy as well. It’s surprising just how much Czech cinema has gone downhill over the years. An ingenious, but small.-scale plot, an excellently educative ending and great acting performances. P.S.: Note the first ever selfie-stick and rhino glue. ;-) (03.01.2019)

Bearded women who ring alarms at work for demonstrations refuse to shave for men until they invent a way for you to lose your beard for good. And that's even if they're in the middle of a movie with a script that comes straight from the UN. Apart from that, Janžurová takes the first (polaroid) selfie in movie history. Well, tell me this doesn't look like the worn plot of some contemporary liberal with the demise of the Roman Empire in his lapel, terrified that emancipation will take away his acquired privileges. ___ Another one of Lipský's misfires, that stubs its toe on his inability to keep the rhythm of a comedy that according to the script, was supposed to keep building. But then there's the problem of not getting bogged down in messages about the horror of the atom, long stripteases (though I admit I'm not the target audience, as for me Brejchová is the visual equivalent of Monika Babišová), poorly lit shootouts, and multiple endings. Plus, I felt it was done under some pretty dull editor’s scissors, where lines like "You have some strange manners at that Princeton!" tend to slip past instead of potentially good jokes. Anyway, I don't give Janžurová movies less than three stars because the woman is just a fantastic bimbo. (09.05.2022)