Mujeres a la carrera

Ačkoli to bylo nesmírně předvídatelné a značně klišoidní, celkově ve mně film zanechal spíše pozitivní dojmy. Nebyl trapný, překombinovaný ani nechutný. Na druhou stranu, po patnácti minutách bylo jasné, jak to u všech tří sester dopadne, a Ženy v běhu tak nic originálního ani nového nepřinesly, ničím nepřekvapily. To, že je Kubařová atraktivní a éterická, Boková sexy s nakřáplým hlasem a Hofmann zahraje všechno, všichni víme. Na režijní debut slušný výkon. (27.10.2019)

After coming home from watching Women on the Run, I immediately became a man on the run, put on my sneakers, shorts and a hoodie and made a run for it. After the jog, I realizedI was feeling just as good as when I was watching this classic “feel-good” movie, which was very nice to watch. And the same goes to the good-looking actresses and nice shots of Prague. Nice! I’m happy to see that Martin Horský is good at his job and over the years, he has learned to make these very pleasant comedies, which keep getting better with his every next film. (16.04.2019)

Unexpected fun. It wasn't as awkward as Czech comedies can sometimes be. It was nice how everyone around me in the cinema was laughing, occasionally someone shouted: "Just like at my house." And that's probably great, isn’t it, that the audience can identify with the characters so easily? Of course, their whole lives were simplistic, but so it wasn't a probe into the lives of three/four women, it was actually a romantic comedy, and within that genre it did what it was supposed to do. Mostly it did without fecal humor, so that’s a thumbs up for me. What surprised me was that it was an enjoyable mindless spectacle, really unpretentious to watch, that didn't insult the viewer's intellect since it didn't even try to pretend to be anything emancipated or deep. (11.03.2019)

Women on the Run is just like all those Men and Women movies, whatever monikers they're given. Maybe Horský will be the new Vejdělek, who knows. The screenwriter is the one who wrote Stuck with a Perfect Woman and two other crappy romcoms. Nowadays it’s a necessity for a successful film of this genre to star Vetchý, the female counterpart has to be a popular face from TV, and the theme has to be trendy (who doesn't run and buy modern sportswear nowadays?). All of that can be found here. I saw the unfinished cut before the movie theater release and the target audience was enthusiastic, but these are the mothers who don't know Czech films. The final version is not much different, only in that bit cuts the scenes that the common people did not understand or were bored by, or they laughed at others more. (29.01.2019)

You could say that on one hand this film encourages women to be confident and celebrates the strength created when women come together. But on the other hand, it portrays women as simple animals who have one goal in life – to find a man and force him, by any means necessary, to put a ring on their finger. I'm not sure if Martin meant to point out this sad setup of society or if he thinks that this is just the way the world works. Either way, he somehow managed to strike a balance and set a pleasantly combative atmosphere that almost encouraged the audience to get up and start running. In short, I really enjoyed the girls, and Ondra played the jerk well too. I'll go again next time. 4 stars. (22.02.2019)