Grill Point (2002)

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From my favorite movies..

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Two pairs,each married quite long time,spend their time together happily.two persons,a man,Chris& a woman,Ellen in this pair goes unfaithful to their marriage.conflict starts.four of them meet&discuss about this prob.but,doesn't come to conclusion.Chirs&Ellan try to find a new house for their living.Even after seeing seven houses,they are not settle with one "cause of their diff. of opinion.Slowly,Chris come towards her wife.One pair get reunion.But,Ellan stands on her husband Uwe"s negligence.Ellan still likes to move for a new house,with her children.Uwe awaits for her with hope.

The story of the film is uncomplicated, but very realistic. This is also helped a lot by the actors who improvised the whole dialogues (which gives them the nice charme of the "Didi & Stulle" comics, including the dialect). In the beginning this is very funny, but you stop laughing when you notice that what you are watching is like real life.

A film I almost didn't go to watch, because the theme didn't seem appealing enough. In the end I was very glad, I had gone, since while perhaps not perfect, I found it to be very realistic and close up which at least for me made it very touching. As an aside you get a good look at some aspects of the former East Germany 10 years on, as the story is situated there.

Part comedy, part drama, 'Grill Point' gets up close and personal in documentary style with two families in middle class Germany. The local Radio DJ has an affair with a restauranters wife; we are agonizingly close as the fallout of betrayal and discovery manifests itself.Its not all doom and gloom though; we get comedic moments with an ever-growing street side performance troupe that becomes the thorn in the side; and the adultery itself is handled initially with a playful jocularity that belies what is to come.Let down by not really having a style and sticking to it to maintain consistency; 'Grill Point' is an interesting but flawed drama.