Reviews on movie A Guys' Story (5)

Kazakhstan, crime comedy 18+. Part of the success already lies in this short sentence. As the Kazakhs have been making light-movies in recent years, this can and should be learned. They have their own relevant school, with young authors and performers.

Why not just take and mix two iconic paintings, but dilute them with a wayward Kazakh accent in the form of humor? He'll come in competently! This is how the idea was thought and implemented. And to say it quite confidently and effectively. As for the dynamism, as for the picture, a lot has been achieved.

Now let's turn to acting. Everything is according to plan, the guys are not far from the street, there is no native display in the frame when you clearly look at the “hero” and condemn. Back to school again. It's there and it's clearly felt. In such a home environment, it is difficult to cheat.

And of course, friendship. Pure boyish, without dirt, in all its manifestations, many can even cry and remember how it was. Dedicated to family, so to speak. And the background is the classical musical component, which also hit the target on the first try. Who was responsible for the sound - respect and respect.
Personal review recommendation. Honest value judgments – deserved 7 points. There is always something to grow and strive for, and the guys are on the right path 100%.

Criminal romance of the 90s and 00s will undoubtedly forever remain a milestone in the history of the CIS countries. At one time, an insane amount of content was generated on this topic, which formed clear laws of the genre. I badly imagine that the original can be removed in this genre and the boy’s story is no exception.
As far as I understood the forerunner of the film is the series, but the film can be viewed quite calmly as an independent work and actually further opinion from such a viewing.
As an independent work, the only thing that distinguishes the film is the Kazakh flavor. But by the middle of the film, saturation occurs and becomes frankly boring because the structure of the narrative is completely predictable and when the narrative only indicates a new problem, it is already clear what clichés of the genre will be on the screen in the next 10 minutes.
The characters are expressive solely because of the unusual setting and three-storey international mat, replace the actors with someone from the conventional Street of Broken Lanterns and the name of what happens on the screen will be Legion.
Summing up – a good, but completely template movie. The genre can be described as "Road Movie in the style of the 00x and the presentation of the plot in the style of early Guy Ricci." I like this material - you can see it, but only without hope for something original.

6 out of 10

I don't usually watch Kazakh movies. I’m still waiting for my domestic cinema to grow from run-down criminal comedies and primitive romcoms into something more. I watched this movie with a friend the other day. I had no idea about the previous series, so I watched the full-length separately.
The advantage of the film is its independence - it can be watched separately. But, in addition, the merits of the picture a little - in fact, it is a cabbage from the cult foreign crime and gangster films: there is a mix in the spirit of Guy Ritchie, and a scene almost literally repeating the scene from the Nice Guys of Scorsese, and an attempt in Tarantino, and a badie Movie in the style of a bachelor party in Vegas, and all this is seasoned with the atmosphere of films about bandits of the 90s, although the events here unfold in zero.

All this sounds like a good bid for a cult movie, but, alas, we are just trying. No matter how hard the authors try, they could not reach the level of their references - the whole film looks exactly like a tracing from other good films. A desperate attempt to do the same, but in his own way. I can’t call The Boy’s Story a bad one – it certainly found its audience. An unassuming audience that hasn't seen the films I've listed that this one looks like will be able to enjoy. And for me, this kinzo was tolerant for once with a beer.
I don't want to scold this movie. But praise, too. There are funny moments, but the delirium with pianos in the bushes, the god from the car and other improbable coincidences and plot twists is enough. However, the effort, and perhaps a sincere desire to do well, is also noticeable. Therefore, for my efforts, I will score above average, but it is worth understanding that the film is still very one-sided. I hope to see a really good Kazakh movie one day.
6 out of 10