Rafťáci
Directed by:
Karel JanákCinematography:
Martin ŠáchaComposer:
Miroslav ChyškaCast:
Vojtěch Kotek, Jiří Mádl, Milan Šteindler, Veronika Freimanová, Oldřich Navrátil, Pavla Tomicová, Jan Antonín Duchoslav, Andrea Růžičková, Matyáš Valenta (more)Plots(1)
We can all remember the teenage nightmare that was a holiday with our parents. But it's especially infuriating when this only comes about through an unfortunate series of coincidences. Dany and Filip, however, never give up hope. The feature film The Rafters is full of the laughter, suspense and embarrassment that arises from the unexpected situations that face the boys on their last family holiday, where they experience things that their parents really shouldn't know about. When Dany promises Filip he'll help him to pick up a girl, he has no idea of the obstacles fate will put in their way. Despite having to put up with Dany's parents and his little brother, Honzík, as well as their strict instructor, Borek, the discovery of a girls' rafting course offers endless possibilities to help Filip fulfill his dream. What awaits them in their adventures on the river? Swimming, boredom, rapids, tiredness, love, disappointment and drunkenness - but mainly sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. (official distributor synopsis)
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It’s rather sad when a comedy for teenagers about sex-craved males contains just one single storyline; how the parents, played by Šteindler and Freimanová, try to rekindle their relationship. The rest is sort of... Absolutely identical to Snowboarders. Kotek and Mádl continue to try to act ultra-macho and speak “real cool", but this time it don’t manage either. The humor falls flat again. It’s not that it’s lame. It just that there isn’t any somehow. There are a lot of places where it had the potential to work, but Janák reliably kills them with his catastrophic timing, so almost everything just seems to fizzle out. However, compared to Virginity Sucks, Rafters is still a good example of work well done on the movie-craft side.
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No matter how hard the main couple tries, it doesn't work. Everything is worse than before, the supporting characters are annoying (surprisingly led by Navrátil), the music lacks a stronger motive, and the central song is overplayed during the movie. All of this is saved by Kotek, Mádl, and a flood of beautiful cats who may not know how to play but can chew on heavy-handed lines with honor. However, the feeling of unnecessarily great disappointment remains. I expected Janák to entertain and fix the mistakes from the past on the way - not significantly add to their number.
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