Director:
Petr JáklCámara:
F. A. BrabecMúsica:
Václav Noid BártaReparto:
Tatiana Dyková, Konstantin Lavronenko, Vladimír Dlouhý, Boguslaw Linda, Michal Dlouhý, Deana Horváthová-Jakubisková, Václav Noid Bárta, Werner Daehn (más)Sinopsis(1)
A crime thriller inspired by the story of Jiří Kajínek, who is considered to be the first hitman in post-communist Czech Republic. He was sentenced to life and is currently serving his term in a high-security Czech jail. Following his escape from Mírov prison in 2000, Jiří Kajínek become an instant legend--as well as the most wanted criminal in Europe. The five weeks during which time he eluded the police are still shrouded in mystery.
The movie Kajínek is the powerful story of the most famous prisoner in the Czech Republic, the story of two murders, the story of a lawyer constantly looking for new evidence, the story of the underworld and of its infiltration into the state administration, and the story of political manipulation. Is Jiří Kajínek the victim of a conspiracy or a cold-blooded assassin? Is he trying to prove his innocence...or deceive the justice system? (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (6)
El visualismo moderno de la película de suspense realista y que «está temblando» en la versión checa no resulta ser embarazosa, por el contrario, funciona bien y ayuda a resaltar la experiencia de la película, que no tiene mucho que ofrecer en términos de contenido. Porque cuando por fin arranca, termina. Pero esto no es un reproche dirigido a los guionistas, sino a la Policía Checa, que captó a Kajínek tan rápido que no le dio tiempo hacer más cosas inapropiadas :) Actores decentes, éxito comercial admirable. ¿Hará Jákl en el futuro la primera película de acción checa realmente buena? Tendría que tener un tema igualmente atractivo para los espectadores como Kajínek, para que fuera un proyecto lucrativo, lo cual no será fácil...
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Jákl has seen a lot of films. This film looks "American" more than anything else, and Czech cinema finally has a real "bad-ass" character (Konstantin Lavronenko!), but making movies about people who the media will make saints out of is kind of immoral. We could have almost finally had a proper Czech genre film without a sour taste in our mouths. 3 ½.
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A film that is controversial in the most banal and brutal way I can imagine. A film with a solid momentum, but at the same time with a dizzyingly romanticizing image of Kajínek as a Czech James Bond. It is almost impossible to believe that this person is a member of the Czech underworld, as rather he looks like the post-revolutionary Mirek Dušín. I find that unequivocally questionable. The affected attempt at lyricism also got on my nerves, whether in the overstretched music of Václav Bárta or in the traditionally opulently empty camera of F. A. Brabec. The pinnacle of the movie? A famous and without question riveting performance by Lavroněnko, who made Kajínek into a character with whom the viewer will very easily identify and will feel sorry for/admire... Well? I doubt it.
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Petr Jákl made a decent follow-up to the minority series of Czech action films, which after all have come a long way. However, I wouldn't go overboard with any ode to joy regarding this. As a film, Kajínek looks good, works well, and makes sense. Vilhelmová handles the lead role well and it is acceptable that most of the shots are carried by her acting. However, the supposed super look of the whole film also begins and ends with her trendy hairstyle and clothes. A significant step backward is the roles played by Alice Bendová and Michal Dlouhý, who only copy their performances from The Velvet Murderers. Horváthová - Jakubisková was also not cast ideally and I would blame the casting, not the actors themselves. One positive surprise was of course Vladimír Dlouhý and Václav Noid Bárta. The performances of Lavronenko and Linda were greatly influenced by the choice of their dubbers, and their characters blended adequately with the foreign voices, as was the case of their colleagues in the Czech film The Bitch's Diary. They were reproached for it back then, yet now it seems that audiences have gotten used to it or they don’t worry about what they need to find as an excuse to give it a lower rating. Which is positive. I'll see how Kajínek changes with the passage of time, i.e., if it fits in like the overly harsh Bolero, also visually worked on by F. A. Brabec, or if it will continue to stand out.
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A decently made, but incredibly boring fairy tale, which lacked only a kiss through the bars, which would have made him swoon before the truly hideous song sounding into the closing credits. The direction was helped a lot by Brabec's camera and Vladimír Dlouhý and Michal Dlouhý, but otherwise it was just boring and empty. Even Lavronenko and Vilhelm were not miraculous.__P.S. I don't want to see Václav Bárta and Alice Bendová in any more Czech films, please. One and a half.
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The Czech thriller is quite good, but "Příběh kmotra" was definitely much better and tougher in this regard. Jákl has watched a lot of American productions and approached certain action scenes in a similar way. It's not bad, but in comparison to what is coming out, it simply pales in comparison. On the other hand, it's a demonstration that Czech action thrillers can work.
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