Crime at the Girls School

The first two stories are quite good, Smrt na Jehle even very good, but the connecting material between them, and especially the third story, is absolutely hellish. Mainly due to the fact that the hitherto light-hearted atmosphere is turned completely upside down and the viewer is entangled in a crazy investigation that should have been funny, but is not. If Jiří Menzel wanted to film the Czechoslovak relative of the Pink Panther (as evidenced by the constant rumors of Commissioner Borůvka), he burned like paper. (27/11/2016)

The first story is average, the second, slightly above-par, and the third is very good. Lubomír Lipsky’s character is very likeable and I loved how he tightens the detective narrative, but unfortunately, all the promising bits weren’t used until the third episode – that one has great direction, an impressive setting with an interesting gang of young rebel girls and a funny twist. But the first two can’t hold up to it, and even though you don’t get bored and even laugh at times, the impression is not there. (11/10/2018)