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Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

blumdeluxe "Stromberg" is pretty much the German clone of "The Office", which means that it just takes the concept and many of the characters and adapts them for German viewers. This movie follows the TV-Series of the same name, that reached widespread popularity in Germany. Thus, for German viewers like myself, you already knew what to expect before giving this film a try.Despite all copy & paste, "Stromberg" actually managed to translate the hilarious characters and set up and so you have to give the producers some credit, if not for creativity than at least for creating a funny copy. The movie continues this way and is consequently very entertaining. I didn't feel any lengths in it or waited for the end, even though the piece is a bit longer than the average movie. Many wild and unexpected events lead to a chaos and surprising end. Not all of the gags work out. Sometimes the producers manage quite well to create the bizarre atmosphere that is already humorous for itself, other times the jokes are quite flat and resemble many less funny German comedies. Some elements, like the child for example, seem a bit lost and could have been replaced by something better.Despite this criticism, "Stromberg" is actually one of the funnier films from this country. If you don't set your expectations too high, you can have a lot of fun with this one and that is probably also what it's meant for. Plus not every comedy gets the current German president to speak a line. Not a must-see as some reviewers propose, but a definite can-see.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Stromberg - The Movie" serves as closure to the TV series with the same name which started roughly 10 years ago and was the German version of "The Office". The series was loved a lot here and the movie basically only happened because of successful crowdfunding. As a reward for the loyal fans, the names of those who gave money are shown in the closing credits to the film.Admittedly the film needs a little while to really get going, but once it does it is equally entertaining as the series and you enjoy every minute of it. The moment they are about to enter the bus things get better and much more entertaining. I was a bit worried when Bjarne Mädel's character Ernie threatens to get out in case Stromberg takes the wheel, but obviously Ernie is too big of a character to exit the scene after 35% of the film. So he stays. Thank God. Actually i expected the bus driver to beat the crap out of Stromberg once he wakes up. Didn't happen though. Instead he runs into Stromberg's former superior at a pub? Well.. Okay. The other protagonists Ulf and Tanja meanwhile are busy with a little rascal boy they are considering to adopt. Later on they have a struggle with another insurance employee who makes salacious jokes about Tanja. I liked that part. Ulf reacted in all situations right the way I expected it. From bro-bonding with the guy to over-the-top aggression in order to show he is a man, it is all there. And Jennifer, as always, just can't do with or without Stromberg. There's not many new things in the film that we did not yet see already in the series, but that is fine. The old formula still works. The plot is generally-speaking very similar to the one used on a regular basis in the television episodes: Stromberg surges, falls hard, but somehow rises again his very own way.It was nice to see Kurtulus and Berkel back, two of Stromberg's colleagues years ago, although my favorite choice would have been Mr. Becker. Always funny hey included him like many others with a short comment on how they perceive Stromberg.There is some famous names involved with this production. The title song comes from Stefan Raab and the German Minister of Foreign Affairs has a brief cameo. Even if the ending and the way things went was really unpredictable, which I usually like, I was not too amazed by the ending sadly. The whole letting him go because he did not join the other managers at the brothel was not particularly credible and neither was Stromberg's rise to popularity in the population. The thing I liked more is how one party of course immediately recruits him to gain voters.I found this to be a very funny movie and laughed a lot. Still, there is really no point in saying if you should watch it or not as I doubt there is people out there who consider watching this without knowing about the television series. Those who liked the series, will most likely enjoy this 2-hour-movie as well.

Sammy Abrams Excellent German comedy. Here you can see the best from Stromberg. Its the highlight of the whole TV Show. Nothing is more crazy, arrogant, sad, stupid and funny. All the people in cinema were laughing very much. We had so much fun. We will order the DVD. I watched whole episodes of Stromberg Minimum 3 times. The Movie is the Highlight!My wife also rated the Movie with 10 stars, even if she did not see any episode.Worlds best German comedy movie (i am German and i don't like German movies, i hate them! this one not!)So, if you are Stromberg Fan or even not, its a must watch!

Karl Self Stromberg is, finally, great comedy from Germany, based on the super-successful British sitcom The Office. Unlike in other countries, it was never officially licensed, the production company BrainPool did their own thing based on the strong performance of actor Christoph Maria Herbst. After several very successful seasons, both with the critics and -- more importantly -- the audience they came out with a feature-length movie which transports the humor well to the much longer format. Although the concept ultimately does work better as a sitcom, Stromberg The Movie provides you with an ultimately satisfying dose of mundane office anarchy. I particularly enjoyed the reaction from the cinema audience which lapped up the harebrained, deliciously politically incorrect philosophy of Bernd Stromberg and his office guerilla. The movie feels like an extended version of the TV sitcom until the end, when Stromberg accidentally rebels against the drudgery of the allmighty Capitol Versicherung and becomes a modern-day Che Guevara. In the end, he comes out on top, although probably not for long. The system will take over and win. We are left to console us with the thought that everyone, even a Bernd Stromberg, can have his or her day.