Not My Day

Made in Germany, Not My Day is the kind of OK heist movie that Hollywood releases in the offseason. After a slow and unpromisingly unoriginal introduction, it kicks off and gives the viewer a decent amount of fun. But the “we’ve seen this before” feeling lasts until the end. Fans of Moritz Bleibtreu can raise the rating to four stars, even though his character is nuts. Til Schweiger also stops by to say hello in what is perhaps the funniest moment of the film. (25/05/2015)

I started watching the film on a yellow bus, but I got sick, so I decided I'd rather finish it at home, if at all. In the end, I did, and I must say that this definitely isn't one of the better German comedies of recent times. There are too many boring moments and the finale is pretty dull. (12/12/2016)

Based on the last German comedy I saw (Suck Me Shakespeer), I assumed that Not My Day could be of a similar nature. Moreover, it’s the same producers that are signed under it. But it turned out that the humor didn’t suit me at all. The creators insulted everything they could get their hands on, including our nation and the Škoda Company. Personally, I don’t need a shitty German screenwriter to write for a film that our nation sucks and the only good thing about us is that we have whores, and then I’m supposed to watch it and have fun. For example, I understand that in the end they also leaned into their own past hard, to compensate a bit for everything else that they managed to insult during the film. But that wasn’t enough. It gave me the impression the Germans are already fed up withbeing contrite and so they are getting a little naughty. So this was not for me. I could take this stupid bullshit from anyone, but definitely not from them. (19/10/2015)

Oh, this is great! The Germans can surprise sometimes and this kidnap road trip suited me. It has an interesting story with a guy robbing a bank and taking a teller hostage, who volunteers to help him, and they have an incredible adventure together. Moritz Bleibtreu is excellent as the robber/kidnapper, a hard rocker who doesn't give a shit and is a joy to talk to, and Axel Stein is a typical wimp, but who turns from a normal decent person into an out of control "animal" in one day? Nicely written characters, great jokes. For me, great fun, balancing between 4 and 5 stars. 85%. (28/03/2018)