Bang, Boom, Bang (1999)

Powerful

It is a performances centric movie

Good concept, poorly executed.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

"Bang Boom Bang" on first sight seems to be yet another movie about stereotypical working class people in the Ruhr area of Germany. And in a way it is. The characters depicted are exaggerated into absurdity, all the clichés about them are woven into the film. But by giving it a serious chance and just accept this, you soon notice that actually a lot of love was put into it and that this is more than just mocking a certain group of people.Through various characters and motivations, the events start to become more and more intermingled, confusing and absurd, everything makes perfect sense, nonetheless chaos has it all. This guarantees an entertaining plot that keeps you watching and doesn't let boredom stand a chance. More so, the actors seem to feel their characters and bring life into the dull stereotypes they are to play.I wouldn't say that this is a superb movie, it is still largely based on prejudices and doesn't carry any message. But it is brave enough to not just follow a classic film scheme and take even the a bit ridiculous characters serious.All in all I really enjoyed the film. It is surely one of the better German movies of that time.

This is the best film ever! Just 3 other films I've watched more than twice. But this film doesn't get boring even after 15 times watching it. It's all the details that make this film worth watching it ...and that make worth watching it again. After having watched it the second time I was really surprised how many funny elements I didn't catch the first time watching it. These details vary from the license plates, some videos in Frankies shop or funny repetitions especially of Andy and many many things more. Non-German watchers be warned. You have to have lived in Germany for quite some time to get most the jokes (-:To come to an end... all others watch this film or you have really missed something!!!

nice and funny movie about some guys trying to steal a safe from a company but so much things go wrong till the end of the movie. I enjoyed the movie because i liked the characters playing their role very good.there are good actors here and this movie shows that one more time. Dont miss it!

For what it's worth, "Bang Boom Bang -- Ein todsicheres Ding" (BBB) is excellent, much better than many other German movies of that time. And finally, a German offering that is genuinely funny, without being silly or childish (like 99% of German comedies such as the "Otto Film" series and other comic catastrophies).What I find remarkable about BBB is that it casts a number of actors in "out of character" roles, such as Diether Krebs (normally he plays a fat nerd, such as in the "Sketchup" TV series) and Martin Semmelrogge (normally he plays an evil - scary part, here he is a retarded wannabe - gangster). In BBB both of them are able to show their true potential. Unfortunately it came a bit too late for Diether Krebs -- he passed away shortly after the movie was released.I have one (minor) criticism though -- Alexandra Neldel. She is cute and everybody's dream girl friend, but let's face it: she can't act for toffee. Her usual field of work are cheap soap operas where looks are more important than talent, so she is clearly out of place in a quality movie such as BBB.