Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

JvH48 I saw this film as part of the Berlinale 2012 film festival. The venue with some 1,750 seats was fully booked. The screening received a standing ovation. Many (13) crew members were called on stage and named one by one, and the audience thanked them all with extra applause. I, however, was left with mixed feelings about the clichés that were thrown on us. I fully understand the controversial reviews on IMDb written before. Some are very happy and applaud every minute, while others hate it from start to finish. I'm somewhere between these extremes.How far can you go with enlarging gay stereotypes, yet without overstepping the bounds of satire? Although the film incorporates a few nice ideas, offering several good laughs, I cannot escape from the idea that some uncomfortable moments were better avoided. Every broad minded viewer, straight or gay or bi, ought to be aware that these stereotypes do not reflect the real world. In that case we see this film doing its best to paraphrase on what we assume that others (less broad minded people) think.Take for instance the soon-to-be-married couple. He is a collector of guns and hunting trophies, and he owns a security company. She wants a "special" wedding, and has hired a designer with very revolutionary ideas. You guessed it already: this designer is gay (how stereotype can you get?), living together with a veterinarian who rescued (at gunpoint!) the to-be-husband's dog from death after a shooting incident. The security company in question is hired to protect a gay parade (hence the film title) from hooligans, who have announced to disturb a gay parade. The police offers no help, hence the guards as a second best alternative. Alas, all employees of the security company flatly refuse their task in this particular assignment, leaving the owner empty-handed, very eager to find other guards to protect the parade. And that is where the developments start, with very unexpected turns of events as the result.Above paragraphs outlined the role and position of the four main characters. I see no purpose in summarizing the rest of the story line, other than a heads up to expect the unexpected, especially on the hunt for free lance security personnel. The mixed bag of some good laughs and some awkward moments made me score this film just a bit better than unsatisfactory.

shvne-975-460321 After seeing "Rane" thought this could be another cool-one from the same director, but No!Tons of worn out clichés about temperament yugo-people in their love-hate relations, which seems to serve as a good excuse for past war atrocities - similarly recurring in many recent Serbian films. With all the characters and the story, being really implausible, even for a comedy. Few actors giving good performances is what saves it from total awfulness.Can imagine such film having some local success, but for me it's a promising director turned to predictable mainstream.

drpavlovic1411 I can't believe that this movie got so many ovations,great reviews,etc..., because it is not average, it is a total fiasco, which is multidimensional, it can't be said that it is entertaining,deep,that the topic was really greatly covered,or that it keeps our attention.The first half of the movie is a very tempting: it is very easy to fell asleep. Nothing happens. Nothing is spoken or done, to be worth to be remembered. Entertaining value: 0. The point of view at our civil war is more than comic and it was everything, but not comic. Value: -1. The topic about gay rights: nothing new, co cliché. As the worst political Hollywood movie. Predictable. Shallow. Value: 2. What to say? Dragojevic made a movie to please masses, the trend is continuing: the content of the movie is worthless, but it hits the point, it follows the trend: the talk about so-called human rights, while millions of people have no job and suffer for hunger, all around the world. And, God bless advertising: the movie can be a total disaster, if you have a great publicity, it will be a great hit. SO SAD. This movie should be forgotten as soon as possible. It is totally worthless.

armin-durakovic I think it is really a great movie. I watched it with my girlfriend in the theater and we were both pretty excited and under great impressions even the day after. The story had a nice, smooth humorous way to steel into the auditions collective consciousness and to make them all laugh out loud. Despite the funny dialogues and the scenes, the story has a deep metaphor which is quite serious and initiates you to think about. The movie characters are each of them from a different ex-Yugoslav republic. Mostly of them were in war against each other, but built friendships after the wars were over (despite the nationalism, opposite politics and ethnic diversity - they united to fight together). Now they built a team to fight for the gays (which represent metaphorically the emotional and peaceful character in humans) in their gay parade in Belgrade which should be organized in close future. Everybody is against them, skinheads are sharpening their knives, while preparing for the final fight (they are representing the brutal, aggressive nature in human). The fight for peace and freedom begins, bringing some adrenalin and rage to audition to fight back against the distorted society.