Život je život

Hloupoučká, naivní a ztřeštěná komedie, česká variace na Jamese Bonda trochu střihnutého s Mužem z Acapulca. Nutno zdůraznit, že je to komedia, kterám mě ale nijak neurážela, humor nebyl fekální nebo vysloveně trapný, zkrátka jen ztřeštěný a místy stereotypní, pokud jde milostné vztahy. Docela příjemně jsem se bavil a zapomněl na všechny nepříjemné události jedné červnové neděle. V rámci roku 2015 ale je to rozhodně zatím nejslabší český kousek, což ale vlastně českou kinematografii letos ctí. (14.06.2015)

Una comedia con una falta de humor funcional, una atmósfera espectacularmente incoherente y una trama brutalmente incoherente y accidental. Es triste que los cineastas checos puedan hacer una película comercial de alto nivel técnico (ésta incluso tiene escenas de acción, persecuciones de coches y ninjas), pero les sea difícil llenarla de contenido significativo, o al menos coherente. La mayoría de los personajes, las situaciones que viven y los motivos serían más adecuados para un drama deprimente, mientras que otros resultan paródicos e incluso disparatados. El resultado, sin embargo, no es ni chicha ni limonada, no entretiene, no conmueve y no proporciona una historia que correspondería al título «como si fuera de la vida» porque se siente falsa, antinatural y sin alma. (21.05.2015)

I didn’t expect Life is Life to be a silly comedy. And to be honest, I didn’t really know what to think after I watched it for the first time. In any case, I can’t say that I didn’t have a good laugh; I mostly have Ondřej Vetchý to thank for that, as he took the movie to new heights. The story is a fairly sad drama from a life of a family of a proper tyrant. Ondřej Vetchý was downright enjoying himself in this role. The other half of the movie is an absolutely amazing Bond movies parody where the movie’s originality shines through, which was really amusing. In fact, that’s also why I’m giving the movie four stars. I was expecting a melancholic comedy the likes of Love is Love and in the end, I got a clever, polite, crazy Czech comedy that might not know which way to lean sometimes, but it still managed to bring me joy – and that’s something! (22.06.2015)

I liked this a lot. The whole family was pretty wild, but in a good way (when you're just watching it and not part of it). The filmmakers lightly poked fun at the common prejudices in Czech society. And it was funny, not lame. The only thing I didn’t enjoy much was František’s daydreaming. I would have shortened that or maybe cut it out completely (the poorly done car chases are boring). But otherwise good, really good. (06.07.2015)

I gawped cluelessly. I squeezed up against my girlfriend in fear and asked her, horrified, if life was really like this. If it makes no sense and the people that pass through life have no common sense, behave illogically, others cheat and members of the same family are as sharp as razors to each other. My idea of a comedy is something completely different - this was more like a horror. I don’t like this kind of movie and Frank is Ondra Vetchý’s worst ever role. Only the foul-mouthed parrot made me laugh. (02.01.2016)