I did not expect anything good from watching this tape, since recently the projects in which Ivan Okhlobystin participates, frankly, are no different. However, I have great respect for this talented director, actor and screenwriter, so I follow his work in the hope that I will see something like Down House again, for example.
Moreover, the presence of such an actor as Vitaly Gogunsky in the lead role, I frankly scares off, since his acting skills perfectly speaks of his filmography.
Yes, we have serious problems with young actors right now. And Gogunsky, Parshuta, Bogdanov with his play in this film prove it.
Perhaps the main problem of this film, despite the rather banal and stupid plot, is the acting. In Hollywood, they somehow manage to brighten up the frankly idiotic plots of romantic comedies with the play of good actors, so much so that these comedies, in general, have a good success. Plays in this film only Okhlobystin (even Stoyanov I did not like here), the rest, the feeling that they are filmed for some advertising or in the passing series – no emotions, no truth, nothing. By the way, Gogunsky is not bad in places when you need to crook, but when it comes to at least some seriousness - completely implausible and frankly not professional.
The plot in the tape is horribly simple - here is a good and kind guy who is not very lucky in life and, of course, magic and the forces of good come to his aid to make everything happen, because only the good and kind are worthy of this. All this we have already seen hundreds, if not thousands of times, in different "packages" and therefore this does not add interest to the film.
Among other things, humor (and, after all, this is one of the main components of the tapes of this genre) in this picture is very flat and stupid. More precisely, its reproduction by actors on the screen. However, it is worth noting that the scene in the cemetery made me smile, but it happened only once in the entire film.
In general, this is another picture of Russian production, which tries to copy the West, but it does not succeed at all. It's very sad. And it is sad that people like Okhlobystin take part in such projects.
The cast literally shouted: "Look for sure". A similar situation was with “Hitler Kaput”, but it was a deception of a novice director, luring to an idiotic comedy, after which the director corrected himself and began to shoot comedies with the same number of familiar faces, but at the same time much more witty. In "Barmen" gathered actors from the three leading Russian sitcoms, and the famous comedian, at one time amused the audience in "Gorodka", and in our time received a bright role in the baldezhny "Friends of friends", criticized only because "Rashka" and "Anjoy Movies". With "Barmen" the situation is more positive in terms of audience sympathies and results for positive reviews, which the above-mentioned New Year comedy received so many minuses that it is painful to look at such cruelty of Russon-haters. Did the latter’s conscience wake up, and this time watched the film, and did not start to rot in advance? Although even I will say that the film is not a masterpiece, because as a comedy is not perfect - funny moments (meaning, such where not to smile, but to laugh in the voice) here is not so much, but just as a film - a quite interesting and instructive story.
The film tells the story of a loser who was not hired or even allowed into the club, despite having an invitation. His position changes the visit to the bar, which for some reason no one else visits (perhaps because of the tasteless cocktails with stupid names?). But the drunk cocktail "Charisma" helps him become an attractive person, to which females stick. But the trouble is that the potion only works until the morning, and the two girls who spent the night with him are terrified of who they were hanging out with in a glamorous nightclub. Their actions and conversations about Kuzyu cause bursts of laughter one by one. Soon, citizen Vykhin will be convinced of the miraculousness of cocktails, but this will not help him deal with gopniks, but it will help him get a prestigious job. However, it turns out that the magic cocktail not only loses its power the next day, but also manifests an anti-effect. The karaoke scene is beautiful, but not spectacular, and the funeral scene looks stupid. But everything is decided by the episode in which Vadik turns from an aesthete to an animal - I imagine what laughter stood on this stage in theaters. The ending was plagiarized from the end of "New Year's Tariff."
If the just-named “New Year’s Tariff” imitates the Hollywood melodrama “House by the Lake”, and “Classmates.ru: NaCLICKay Luck!” imitates the comedy “Click”. With Adam Sandler’s Remote for Life, “Barman” is a mix of all four films: managing life with something magical and discovering the love of your life through this same miracle, recall these pictures. The visual here at the level of all the above-mentioned comedies and dramas, the humor is sometimes incredibly funny, the play of actors at the level, it was especially unexpected to see Vitaly Gogunsky in a role completely opposite to his main character from the "Univer" - although the muscle mass of the actor is the same as when filming a popular sitcom, but here this hero, oddly enough, does not look like a swagger fan of the Terminator and trying to be like him, and, as Ya described above, even once becomes a hooli. And this time he is not a stupid karate player, who became such because in childhood he was hit hard on the head with a chessboard, and a loser who has nothing to be proud of and nothing to enjoy in life, and miraculous cocktails, apparently, are also not a way out of such a sad situation. It is not a meaningless comedy that gives the ground not only for laughter.
7 out of 10
A fool who admits he is a fool is no longer a fool.
Russian comedy "Barmen" with the complete absence of anything Russian.
I will start today’s review from afar. Once upon a time in Russia, then in the Soviet Union, for example, on the birthday of children it was customary to sing the song “How on our name day we baked a loaf...”, and on New Year’s Eve all children were visited by Snow Maiden with Grandpa Frost in blue robes (at least, I have such imprinted in my memory). And all the children, along with these fairy-tale characters, as it should, leading the roundabout around the tree, sang the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.” And this was right, because the child must first learn his language, his culture, although, at the moment, it is not about this. I’m talking about the fact that we have now, on our birthday, everyone sings “Happy birthday to you”, on the New Year’s Eve, deer with Santa Claus are “flying around” on the streets (the entourage on the city streets is exactly the same) and “Jingle bells” sounds (not even “Happy new year”). Soon, without will, you will begin to confuse what country you live in.
So, with the film "Barmen" is the same as in the previous paragraph, everything is too "Americanized", far from Russian culture. A certain Vadik (Vitaly Gogunsky), dreams of becoming a middle manager in a very large company, but being an insecure person, the interview fails. Killed by the thought of his failure, our hero comes across a bar with a mysterious bartender (Ivan Okhlobystin), who, giving him a taste of one of the cocktails, changes his life, and maybe the worldview. Further events, in order to avoid spoilers, should not be described. We can only say that the director Dina Sturmanova perfectly put everything, the events go smoothly and do not fail, which is also the merit of the screenwriter Denis Kaimakov, but, Christmas trees-green, did none of these people could guess to let Vadik sing a girl like Yulia (Julia Parshuta) some Russian romance. No, I love Queen and Freddie Mercury very much, but the film is still Russian (though it’s my personal indignation).
The picture of the film is good, the actors also coped. Vitaly Gogunsky did not cause any associations with Kuzei from “Univer” from me, maybe because I watched only one episode and that one very long time ago. Ivan Okhlobystin is Ivan Okhlobystin, personally for me, he is the same everywhere, but does not annoy. The rest are not particularly noticeable.
This could end if the review was negative or neutral, but it is positive. Therefore, I would add that, from my point of view, the stated genres of comedy and fantasy, the film “Barmen”, for the most part, corresponds to. There are jokes and they are funny, not below the belt (mostly), which can not be happy. The film is not empty, it has a certain morality, and for some it may be food for thought. And... enough is still not a masterpiece, but it is worth watching, at least in order to understand: if you want, we can shoot normal comedies.
It all started with Pizza and Lethal Weapon and continued on the same positive note. Many familiar tracks, unfamiliar ones appeared and immediately supplemented the playlist. It's just right and right, thanks to the people in charge of the sound.
Ohlobystin. My mistake is completely blind, I did not see his name on the poster, otherwise I would have looked long ago. I love watching him on the screen, he has such an amazing charisma that he attracts the sympathy of the audience. His role is not new, he has played a wizard with moral values before, but this is his image. Well, his signature smiles and jokes that hit straight at the target.
+ The subject of alcohol. In all my reviews, I scold Kryzhovnikov for his ardent desire to drink all the heroes of his films. After reading the description of “Barman”, I was sure that the whole film will drink people who are very drunk, who must say something funny and certainly arrange a fight. Thank Quinto's eyebrows for not seeing anything like that. The topic is revealed on a completely different side, which can not but please.
- Gogunsky. Everyone probably knows the reasons for Gogunsky’s departure from the series “Univer”, since he gave three thousand interviews per hour and tried to write the main reason for his departure on each fence – he does not want to be assigned the role of a rocking jerk, that is, by Kuzi. Well, here he appears before us in a completely different form. I would even say hypostases. This in fact destroyed the picture: too many different variations of the behavior of one character, through the shell of which Kuzya still slips, which does not add to his effect.
- If Gogunsky overdid with a change of image, then the real boy Vova, if I am not mistaken, who is also a friend of the main character, clearly did not bother much. There was a mustache and that’s all: Perm zakidons and real boyishness has not disappeared.
The main character, which would play the Snow Queen, so little emotion on her face. Playing badly, it seems she is distantly related to Bella Swan, as even at the climax of the love story, she retains the emotionality of the stone. That's the way it is.
- Not the thoughtfulness of some plot moves. Why do some cocktails change only certain characteristics, and some really bring out the shadows of the second self and the hero begins to do and say something that he would never have thought to do? So it turns out that it is not him, but his essence? So why don't all cocktails work that way? Not clear
Terrible, disgusting, killing my eyes and melting my face Photoshop in the final scene. I've never seen more terrible special effects, my eyes hid in my skull so I wouldn't see it, so it's so ugly. And what’s most disappointing is that it was all done in the last climactic scene where the main storyline was decided. So the ending was just awful.
I watched Barman with Kuzei. Oh, sorry, with Vitaly Gogunsky. Well, for me, it’s a big secret why such a talented (in the heart) person like Vitaly got stuck in the image of this Kuzi from “Univer”. He graduated from VGIK, plays the piano, and for 11 years he has been sitting in this skin of a stupid athlete-degenerate and will not get out of it. And even this movie doesn't get him out of that shell.
When watching this film, it seems that the whole beau monde of Moscow missed Kuza and under the light of the spotlight, to the applause and bows of the grateful crowd lifted him to Olympus. In principle, I am beginning to understand where Bondarchuk spends the money (and he was given $1 million for the film). He pays famous personalities for the dawn: Stoyanov, Okhlobystin, Kosta Kryukov, so that they would play along with the “chosen one” Bondarchuk actor in a pitiful action.
Yeah, yeah. You can't call this movie any other way. Somewhere we saw all this: the Mask, Route 60, Bruce the Almighty, the Wish Master, etc. I mean, they didn't bother with the script very much. There. Many fans of Okhlobystin / Stoyanov / Kryukov may think that they liked the film. But it's a hoax. Bondarchuk deceived everyone - well done! In fact, the film is empty in the truest sense of the word. He's nothing. An empty, passing comedy for fans of this very Gogunsky. And for the other actors who lit up in this film, it is a shame.
I feel that friendship with Fedei Bondarchuk, in addition to money, will soon bring them extinction. Well, you can not Stoyanov and Okhlobystin so squander talent; (It’s like that Ovechkin played in the team 10-year-old Vasi from Rostov). It's fun, but not more. And Vasa does not add authority, as does Kuze.
In general, the resume: exactly the same movie as many other Bondarchuko-Kamediklaba films of the last few years. No better, no worse. Dumb for amateurs. Unfortunately, I do not equate myself with such.
I had the opportunity to watch and try to evaluate the comedy “Barmen” with Vitaly Gogunsky in the title role.
Unlucky and insecure guy Vadim lives a trivial and unremarkable life. He has one friend, who is also a friend in a dubious sport - Fingerboarding, he did not have a personal life and no job. On one of the usual days, he appears for an interview, does not successfully pass it, but meets a girl Julia, whom he falls in love with at first sight, realizing that he has little to do. After that, he does not pass face control to the club, meets a couple of ordinary guys from the district and wanders into a bar where a strange man works. A man (Ivan Okhlobystin), offers him a cocktail with a strange name "Charisma", Vadim drinks it, and rushed to the...
It makes no sense to retell the whole movie. I watched, honestly, at great risk of getting brain cancer, knowing the works, especially modern comedies, domestic cinema. Surprisingly, you can watch the film, there are a few funny moments, there is a romantic story, a good acting. It is very difficult to call a film a masterpiece, but it can be seen after a hard day, so as not to overload yourself morally, or put on the background.
What did I not like about the movie?
I noticed a trend that has long appeared, if the actor appeared on one of the “genius” shows of our television, whether it is a “circus with stars”, “ice age” or these clones of song shows, then rest assured that in the rest of his work will be shown these suddenly manifested talents. Here, Vitaly Gogunsky sang again, although most have already seen his singing in the show "One in One". Guys, honestly, if I wanted to watch actors burn out, for example, on wood, I would watch "Crazy Hands" with them. In the cinema, this is associated with the Soviet habit of bringing your offspring to visit someone and saying: “And our Vasya learned to draw, see how he masterfully grinded your wallpaper with a pencil.” And all the guests are aghing, aghing and admiring this "gift."
Of the rest, there was not enough jokes, there was not enough sincerity in places of manifestation of intelligence and aristocracy, there was not enough action. The ending is too trivial, predictable and, to be honest, stupid. As if at the end, the filmmakers decided that their target audience was slightly behind in development.
There is something to strive for, there is room to grow. For Russian cinema - not very bad, at least in comparison with brilliant masterpieces such as "What men want."
5 out of 10
I watch Russian comedies “with apprehension”, but the idea of the film “Barmen” seemed to me original, and the risk is a noble matter.
Plot. Experiencing a bummer after a bummer (a failed interview, unpassed to the face control club, etc.), the main character Vadik in despair wanders into an inconspicuous bar, where the Bartender, having taken pity on the loser, gives him a taste of his own prepared cocktail, one dose of which “exacercises the qualities inherent in personality”: charisma, courage, creativity, dance, aristocracy, etc. Once experiencing the power of charisma, Vadik gets hooked on cocktails and uses their action to the right and left, spitting on the side effect - a state completely opposite to the one taken the next day.
A fun, cheerful, funny comedy with an original idea, besides well played. The play of actors and humor is what the film is based on. Good humor (in some moments even black) does not fall to the level "Bitter" and this is a compliment. "Barmen" not only raises the mood, but also presents the viewer with morality, albeit unobtrusively. Fortunately, the creators did not put much pressure on the psyche, chewing this very morality. In the film there is even some justification: a magical cocktail is obtained from the selection of the necessary ingredients mixed in the right proportions. For example, the recipe for aristocracy consists of ingredients: eloquence, gallantry, lyricism, courtesy, courtesy, taste, charm, grace, sensitivity and poetism. Such a study of small details can not but please. But not without some inconsistencies in the story. For example, after accepting the elixir of courage, the hero somehow “decided not to get sick” with a hangover of cowardice. And in general, why in Russia is courage to go out and run into Gopniks, proudly accepting beatings? In addition, I find it difficult to believe that a person with normal appearance and average intelligence cannot find a job and somehow settle down in life, except that self-confidence is not enough (but few people do not suffer from this). And having received a job with the help of a cocktail, he scores on this case, throwing all his strength on winning passion (ambitiousness zero). Nevertheless, despite the small shoals and shortcomings, interest in the film does not fade until the last minute. Disappointed only pathetic denouement, but it is good that at the end "Barman" from the comedy did not slide into a whiny drama (as, for example, in the case of the film "Click: with a remote control of life", which its ending, overdoing with the drama, even spoiled my mood).
Let’s move on to the second positive side of the film – the acting game. The actors in the film are mainly media persons: Ivan Okhlobystin, Yulia Parshuta, Olga Buzov, Timur Batrutdinov, Konstantin Kryukov, etc. And if the game of the last three does not make sense to evaluate because of the minimal presence of these persons on the screen, then I will dwell on the first one in more detail. The performer of the main role Vitaly Gogunsky perfectly coped with all the metamorphoses of his hero. Except that the charisma did not work out properly. After accepting the elixir with charisma, the expression of the actor’s face does not change at all, remaining surprised and understanding nothing. Maybe it was because it was my first cocktail. Harzim (the ability to like), of course, is an elusive thing, but not so much. Everything else Gogunsky didn't screw up. I did not see Kuzy in him, in my opinion, so he did not resemble his star image at all (although all the same for a red word they will say “the actor never came out of the image of a dummy from “Univer”). Ivan Okhlobystin in the role of a sarcastic or God, or the devil, or a kind of “Goodwin”, distributing brains, courage and heart, organically fit into the plot, as always creating a bright image even for those 5-10 minutes that he was given. These are the roles of ironic sages. Next. Julia Parshuta. Then Gagarina, then now Parshuta, did the actresses finish, did they switch to singers? True, Parshuta was slightly more fortunate than her colleague, she was at least given lines and actions. Although, despite the fact that the heroine Gagarina spent her entire film in a coma, the heroine Parshute was little different from her. Her character is horribly stereotypical and extremely typical. She was not given a bright character, she was just an appendix to the main character, so that there was someone to pursue and conquer.
The verdict. One of the best Russian (I emphasize: Russian) comedies I have seen.
9 out of 10
Finally, our cinema has managed to produce a good, high-quality light comedy. Not a comedy-club product, it's too light. And it's not "Chapito Show" or "8.5 Dollars" that are one of my favorite movies, but not for a general audience. Namely, a film of good mood, when watching which it does not seem that the authors hold the viewer for an omnivorous herd.
The plot may echo something already created (such as “Route 60”), but absolutely original themes are not so much.
You start watching the movie, already presenting the plot. But the incarnation is quite worthy, alive. Me and “my” laughed, and the mood rose. The drawback of the plot, for me, was that all the magical powers were thrown on the romance, and the career somehow sideways (for a 28-year-old guy, this is an absolute priority?).
The most alarming thing for me was whether Gogunsky would cope with reincarnations. I think I did. Maybe not perfect. Kuzya slipped around somewhere. This role could give a ticket to the big cinema talented novice guy. And so... You could say that Vitaly is not only Kuzya, but no more.
Okhlobystin with his charisma, as always, "made" his hero. But I thought the master was tired. I can't say anything about the heroine. For me, she did not dock with the hero.
But the actors of the second plan pleased. First of all, Stoyanov and Eple. Buzova added glamour and commitment to part of the audience, did not overplay. “Boar” from RUDN (KVN) was also quite limited, did not bullish excessively.
But there is a big claim to the soundtracks. Some sweet English-language compositions, not recognizable, not catchy, as if referring the viewer to Western cinema. They say that we are not worse than “their” – some self-deprecation.
Determined to brighten up his lonely Friday evening, armed with beer and packing the refrigerator with food supplies, began to view this work. At the beginning of the film, we are shown a typical complexed loser who intends to storm ' Zeelovsky Heights' a beautiful capitalist utopia. Having no imagination and intelligence, he decided to go to the breach, that is, submitting a resume and appearing for an interview. Seeing my alter ego on the other side of the screen, I gleefully grunted and anticipated the contemplation of a comical analysis of the shelves of the life of the layman in the framework of the absurdist ' society of the spectacle'. No, the filmmakers had their own plans. Well, the first thing that alerted me was the stunt ' Sell the pen'. Well, borrowed, with whom does not happen, look further. And then the plot develops trivially, the protagonist is gently denied, he deliriously tries to calm down, goes to the club in the evening, where he is not allowed, moreover, stumbles upon a gang of Gopniks in Spartacus scarves, from which he hardly manages to escape. What's next? Is our hero hanging himself? Nope! See a psychologist or enroll in personal growth courses? Not again! The way out of the situation he finds quite banal, namely - go to the bar and get drunk. But here's the bad luck, he came to the bar not in a simple, but in ' golden' (read: magic, where the lion wanders and the mermaid sits on the branches). Standing there bartender overseas means, yes about life Vadik finds out. The latter refuses, but asks to be drunk to unconsciousness. And the bartender is not anyone, but Okhlobystin, the devil from which it smelled at a mile. Well, he has the appropriate sip - one makes braver, another smarter, the third more charismatic. But as in fairy tales and happens, the effect is temporary and after paroxysm of personal inferiority after use is enhanced threefold. But our young odyssey (the psychological age is taken as a basis) and he with such a bonus swam through the waves of his internal problems in search of the island of his little happiness on the way fighting off Scylla and Charybda. The ultimate goal, like every little person, is simple, gaining status and love.
But this is all lyrics, a banal plot, I hope you will appreciate it firsthand, and it is time for me to pay attention to the technical aspects of the film. One is acting. Well, it's hard to pick up epithets to describe their game. No, they do not cause a gag reflex, although the diaphragm was greatly reduced when viewing, but not everyone can observe their brick faces without irony. Recruited for 500 rubles from the nearest McDonald’s on the role of actors, students not only do not know how to play, but their efforts to pass for natural characters from life shock the audience (that is, me). What is only a lady with a dog or fans whose strange grimaces and involuntary movements indicate the disease of lyceums with tardive dyskinesia?
The work of the operator is done at a height, but this is no surprise now, as in fact and sound, because the project is commercial, not avant-garde.
In summary, what can we summarize? The film was shot for quite a lot of money (by Russian standards of course), but it turned out to be absolutely gray, template and secondary. An attempt to synthesize films with the participation of Celentano and Hollywood comedies, multiplied by Russian fairy tale folklore, can be considered unsuccessful.
2 out of 10
The fruit of cooperation of several companies, including the "Cinema Foundation". And so, we have at our disposal several stars of the TNT channel (Vitaly Gogunsky, Ivan Okhlobystin, Anton Bogdanov, Olga Buzova, Timur Batrutdinov), a couple of representatives of the younger and older generation, led by Yuri Stoyanov and Konstantin Kryukov.
And what fairy tale will the director tell us, oh sorry, that is, fairy Dina Sturmanov? Ordinary, by the standards of our time. A banal scheme in a new way is another comedy with a “happy end” pulled by the ears. The loser, who is waiting for a narrow path "from dirt to princes". All this, with all the ensuing instructive moments, accompanied by higher forces, which are not represented by Morgan Freeman or Christopher Walken, but by Ivan Okhlobystin. He handles it, of course, sucks. Because dyed red and not evil Bulls is certainly not an option. But fortunately, Vitaly Gogunsky falls out of the duo, in a good sense of the word. No matter how bored in my head his character Kuzya from the series “Univer”, the actor still convinced me with his quite successful reincarnations. Well, like reincarnations, rather the qualities of a comedian (Yes, it will be more correct). But what is he going to do for half an hour? This normal-looking guy, who's been bitten by what kind of lizard, gets everyone by his presence. In theory, this phenomenon can be explained. Everyone has their own aura. And if your aura sows negativity, then no matter how handsome you are, you are doomed to constant failures, mainly associated with relationships of different nature (love, flirtomaniac, business, friendship). So this has nothing to do with some people who just can't earn respect. There is a problem in the personal qualities of an individual who does not have what normal people have. I have always said that if a person is a rag, it is for life. Such people cannot be weaned, tamed or corrected. But the hero of this film, belong to the first category. Guy got a chance. Accidentally wandered into a bar, but it turns out that this is not a simple place. It's magical. Here, Uncle Vanya prepares cocktails that give a person different abilities. Well, as you understand, "hang out, so with music." The guy drinks cocktails of different properties, the names of which directly indicate the purpose: charisma, creativity, courage, intelligence, etc., etc. But there's a catch. In these magical cocktails, the "shelf life" then expires the next day. And in addition, a side effect in the form of an anti-effect. At first, Vadik (Vitaly Gogunsky) uses these miracles of action for career growth, but then he completely switches to one girl and all his efforts just to win the heart of the beauty. Actually, on the "contraindications" of cocktails and all the humor is built.
To be honest, the film was pleasantly surprised. After so many idiotic comedies, "Barman" is a very modest and uncertain, but still a step forward. I appreciate that effort. Yes, undoubtedly, the film is based on Vita Gogunsky, and the director's work and the script are secondary. But it seems that not the whole team was indifferent to their work. Compared to such films as “One left”, the picture “Barman” seems quite acceptable comedy, which somehow can give a smile.
6 out of 10
The main character Vadik (Vitaly Gogunsky) is a guy simple, kind, honest and naive, from the category of "stars from the sky are missing." However, he has ambitions and a desire to achieve something more in life. So he decides to change his job ("There's another life there..."). There are other women, other cars. It is as if they were from another planet. Only to get into this world, you need to conform, and Vadik has no over-the-top charisma, no outstanding mind, no overpowering creativity. However, the case leads Vadik to an amazing place - a bar where you can mix a cocktail that will give the drinker one or another quality. Want to be an intellectual? Please, here's the recipe, here's the ingredients -- mix everything in the right proportions and enjoy it. Just have to be prepared for the fact that the next day there will be a terrible hangover – a positive quality will be replaced by a negative and you will no longer be intelligent, and not passable cattle. Vadik aims to get the desired job and achieve the heart of Julia.
One of the reasons why I decided to watch this film was the recommendation with comments that the person looked at the acting of Vitaly Gogunsky differently. Alas, no matter how positive I was about this actor and the film as a whole, I did not see any miraculous transformations here. Gogunsky still, as in the notorious series, frowns eyebrows, inflates lips and makes surprised eyes. What a potential for an actor in the film! Remember how wonderfully Yuri Yakovlev played two completely opposite roles at once: hen-heeled Bunsha and Ivan the Terrible? And Gogunsky, unfortunately, except that the text changes.
In the film there is another hero in the performance of Ivan Okhlabystin - a mysterious Bartender, representing higher forces. Here for Okhlabystin and it is not a pity to throw additional stars to the film, however, the actor here in his role. And for the very idea of the film is worth commending:
“Somebody comes to my bar with a hero.” Well, without a glass is not a hero, but an ordinary Vasya. And that's what Vasya needs to dance. Vasi's dancing is tight. He comes up to me, asks for sambuki, and now Vasya jumps like a baboon. Another Vasya comes. He needs to get acquainted with a woman, and Vasi has neither be nor me. "Barmen, Tequills!" - and Vasya is already at least Byron. You know what I'll tell you? People like you, no matter how much I get in the way of all this stuff, mean nothing, because everything you need for happiness, you already have, you have inside. Just some believe in themselves, and others do not – so drink from insecurity.
The comedy was kind, funny, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes stupid (the final scene at the airport is very crazy), but very life-affirming. In general, you can watch, but not necessarily.
The film in a simple and humorous way shows a difficult situation when an inferiority complex prevents the main character from achieving success both on the personal front and in the professional field. Such a film can very well help the younger generation to reveal their inner abilities, which can only be revealed in the pursuit of a high goal. Grotesque humor, deliberately showing that from the intellectual to the cattle only one step, which in the opposite direction is much easier to do than to rise from the ignorant state in which, unfortunately, the majority of young people are not even dreaming of reaching the heights to which in principle many of them can rise, helps to accept the idea that the impossible is possible. Vitaly and Julia perfectly played their roles, showing that on the one hand, for the sake of love, he is ready for any feats, and she is ready to forgive him much, realizing that these feats were committed for her.
Of course, Okhlobystin is handsome, perfectly understanding human nature, playing on human weaknesses, he gradually makes his protégé come to understand that it is not in magic cocktails, but in himself and, having understood this, our hero finds himself and understands that the limits he previously set for himself are insignificant and fingerboarding, like any other pseudo-reality, can not replace the true enjoyment of life, which should breathe fully and receive from it exactly what you most dream of. There would be more such films – good, kind, funny, positive and stimulating to self-improvement.
You know, lately there are big problems with Russian comedy, this or another ' masterpiece' Sarika and his eternal toilet humor or stupid buddlans in the style ' Bitter' and the rest of the kvn/camedi 'actors' who do not change their image from film to film.
But 'Barmen' still nice pleased.
I'll start with the minuses. For me, of course, this is the plot, he is unnecessarily naive and sometimes so stupid that you wonder how he lived to his 37th. 28. Take even the story about ' go to the toilet in the sink'. Would an intelligent parent give his daughter for such a man? I don’t understand why the film is always monotonous redhead from ' real boys'. The plot lacks his logical conclusion, I couldn’t see the transformation of the character, he doesn’t take lessons from all the history that happened to him, morally he never matured. The main character of the film is one-sided and typical fool. For her, there are no shades of color, everything is either black or white. She easily forgives and gets away with everything she does 'Kuzya' during the anti-effect.
The love line for me is also weak. It is riddled with colossal stupidity and sometimes insane actions of the hero. Everything is built on the principle ' two steps back, one forward'
A big drawback is Buzova and other TNT Sher. Is Russia so small that there are no new faces for such roles? They are terrible actors, in every moment they do not finish, all emotions are unnatural and fake.
BUT, plus also is.
It is nice to see the long-familiar Gogunsky in an unusual way (although Kuzya periodically returns), he is comic, has a bit of charisma. Pashuta, catches the eye, she is a clear example of why Slavic girls are the most beautiful girls in the world.
And of course our favorite Okhlobystin, this funny, ironic pepper, which reminds me of another well-known wizard from the movie Route 60. Is it a coincidence?
Bartender, this is a good choice of easy and soulful cinema, even if sometimes too naive. He'll make you smile and maybe he'll tell me what he said: The miracle is within us. We are who we want to be.
The phrase "Russian comedy" is already so strongly associated in my mind in emissions like "big rust" that the genre seems to be buryable. However, occasionally there are good movies. And against the background of the rest of the nightmare, they begin to seem, if not masterpieces, then at least well tailored. The bartender didn't go the first time. The first time the viewing ended in 10 minutes, as it seemed that the main actor did not jump out of the pants of “Cusie”, and to look at these attempts there was no strength. I thought that Vitaly forever entered the image of a stupid student and play him this role until retirement. However, much later, quite accidentally read reviews of the film, saw completely polar opinions on the film, made a visit again and did not regret it. Vitaly opened on a completely different side, the main thing is to reach the bar. Honestly, I did not expect, then the plot begins to develop much more dynamically, almost without pauses, just great. Surprisingly depressing role of the protagonist. Maybe it was done consciously, but not at all memorable spiritual virgin. The same Arthur is much brighter and played just fine. It would seem that the role of the second plan, but it is much more effective. A rare case when it is very pulling to go to the antagonist on the muzzles, so successfully the actor fit into the image.
Success (and in my opinion this is quite a success) may not be so much the merit of the writer and director, as a winning main idea. But I am grateful that they were able to beat her at a decent level and almost no one jumped. A strong above-average film is now a rarity on our screen.
I really wanted to bet 8 for the film, but I hope to see “Perfume” from the same team, and in order not to jinx issuing an advance, I put a clean 7.
The film is quite nothing - easy, not tense, in places you can laugh.
On the one hand, the humor is quite straightforward, but at the same time quite so kind without jokes below the belt. Although no, all the same there was one in the scene where Gogunsky told about fingerboarding Buzova and Batrudtinova, there were subtle hints, but not only everyone can understand this ... : )
Despite such an unobtrusive plot, such a positive idea extends through the film that each of us has potential and it is quite possible to do without some magical drinks and secrets for its disclosure. You just have to believe in yourself and strive for something.
Someone sees in the film the story of such a loser, who is revealed thanks to ' magic cocktails', and I see a person who strives for success and achieves his goals despite the circumstances.
Game of actors
Gogunsky quite well played, it is very interesting to see his incarnations not only stupid Kuzi from uni. The potential in him is good and I think he can open up in serious roles.
Parshuta is undoubtedly an actress with a spectacular appearance, which, in fact, drew her play. In some episodes, there was a feeling that she was about to burst into laughter, in those moments when it was necessary to save face. There is a feeling of tension in her game, although there were quite good moments.
Stoyanov is beautiful.
Okhlobystin quite, not even overplayed.
The hooks are complete.
The rest were sporadic, so it is difficult to form an impression.
Summing up, I want to say that the direction in which this genre of our filmmaking is moving with this film, I really, really like. Good, professional work, no stupid humor below the belt, high-quality picture, good acting of actors and a beautiful motivating idea, which is impregnated with the whole film.
This film is certainly not an exquisite silverware, but quite a wonderful table set of stainless steel for every day in some good restaurant in contrast to, say, disposable dishes "Eggs of fate", which has already been used several times and not even washed.
The image of a man-loser, in which a huge potential is hidden, is already quite tired of Russian “light” comedies, and this picture was no exception. Writers and directors have long ceased to try, but in this picture there was one pleasant scene at the airport, good music and humor did not fall to the bar known to all viewers. Is this a positive trend and a hope for the future? It’s too early to say, but this picture rose slightly higher than the “masterpieces” I’ve seen before.
The main idea of the picture stands before us almost immediately – each of us contains great strength, charisma, courage and other positive qualities, but we do not use them, and they “open” to us only when we drink. It's not really about drinking, it's about something else that the film doesn't try to explain, and we probably just don't use them. As Roma (Anton Bogdanov’s character) said, “These are all details,” so there is no need to explain them. This phrase became the defining phrase for both the plot and the acting. You don’t believe in the seriousness of their intentions and expect them to laugh almost every minute. But this phenomenon has become clear for a long time, because the selection of actors engaged rather marketers, “snatching” more or less well-known media personalities. We see actors without professional acting education from KVN, show business and even from House 2. Such is life, people demand familiar faces on the screen, and it is strictly meaningless to judge for it. Which of the actors can you identify? Ivan Okhlobystin for his charisma, Yuri Stoyanov for irony and, perhaps, Konstantin Kryukov for his excellent introduction to the role of “peacock”. Performers of the main roles Vitaly Gogunsky and Julia Parshuta not to say that disappointed, but not surprised. In some places, Julia looked very much, but the roughnesses I mentioned above were both in the first and second.
I can assess the idea of the film satisfactorily, on the one hand, we got a good atmosphere and some interest (which cocktail Vadik will drink next), on the other hand, inexplicable higher forces that can at the click of a finger fix everything have already met in similar films and more than once. And the problems of losing the plot intrigue (because the higher forces can always correct everything) remained in this picture.
The film was disappointing, but not as much as before. Whether it is positive or not will determine the viewer’s outlook. But the film, although very sluggish and memorable, at least turned out with not vulgar humor. Thank you to the creators. 40%
You know, recently the situation with domestic comedies can not but please. Of course, until now, such masterpieces as Bitter and no less remarkable continuation from those who have already managed to become classics of humorEnjoy Movies (as well as other wonderful products their manufacture) are falling into cinemas, but the trend, as they say, is on the face. Bartender is a good example, albeit not brilliant, but quite good comedy.
What if life constantly reminds you of failure, giving you new reasons to forget about small joys? Vadik has long wanted to change his job, but something always fails: lack of ingenuity, charisma, gallantry or something else. One day, Vadik finds himself in a small bar where amazing cocktails are made. They can completely change you, but without consequences such a transformation is not complete. Once you’ve tried it, it’s so hard to stop.
Vitaly Gogunsky, clearly associated with a rather ugly hero of the well-known series, is surprisingly good in the role of a young loser. Well, Ivan Okhlobystin is better than anyone else for the role of a mysterious bartender. Here we immediately recall the Nightingale-Robber, who shot only thanks to the thrash shell of the project and Okhlobystin himself. In "Barmen" the situation is very similar to "Robber".
Not to say that the story flaunted with any revelations, suggested unusual thoughts, turned the usual order of things under an atypical angle of view, but a healthy compilation of capital truths was successful for the screenwriters. Plus, I still consider it necessary to give an additional point for the production of good comedies in Russia, and therefore the film is gaining momentum.
8 out of 10
One of the directors Internov (whose series I have never seen) Dina Shturmanova, presented to the audience a well-made picture Bartender. Before watching my former years as a bartender and a high-pitched film on this topic from Roger Donaldson’s Cocktail with Tom Cruise in the title role, I somehow thought that Mr. Gogunsky, effectively holding the cherished shaker on the poster, would frantically merge into the riotous and wild life of this wonderful profession, studying how Brian Flanagan (Cruz) (Cruz) from the exotic name of Librei and Librei). But as it turned out, the genres, and the message of the films, are completely different.
The movie "Sturmanova" came out as a fantasy, the plot boils down to the fact that "GG Vadik (Gogunsky) stumbles into a late, depressing evening in a bar, getting behind the counter to a certain bartender (Okhlabystin) - cocktails of which act like an elixir and the drinker becomes either brave, vocal, charismatic, or arismatic. But the hangover from such a miraculous potion, the most that neither is the opposite: cowardly, hoarse, ugly and blonde. In the film there are pleasant humorous moments that do not descend into such, it would seem today, the usual toilet comics and which will not be ashamed to laugh, but whiplashy episodes that can pump up the press from laughter, alas one / two (for example, I liked the moment in the cemetery). Of course, the debut work of the director and the small Americanization of the production are felt in some places, but in general the comedy turned out to be quite not bad, if you compare it with the products of "camedi clubs" and "Anjoy Movi". Of course, the main plot core, you can not call the freshness of the idea, because this can be seen in Brett Ratner’s masterpiece drama The Family Guy, Sandler’s Click: With the remote for life, and of course in "Mr. Destiny" with James Belushi, but nevertheless some originality and non-standardity in Dina is present.
The cast, another not particularly impressive side of the film: alas, but Okhlabystin charismatically scanty, Parshuta played, Kryukov sobbed, Epple and Stoyanov not enough, Gogunsky did not fall into the mud face, but praises to him also not in unison.
Verdicting the film "Barmen", I want to wish the creators more work on jokes and jokes, making them more realistic, not prosthetic and gaggy and thus get out of the pool of disposability. By the way, the template of the culmination of this comedy, just the same, affects the overall perception.
I am tired of this so-called import substitution in Russian.
How many passing comedies can be shot completely far from Russian reality? What is a 28-year-old hamster in a business center? Listen well to the main character is not 28 as no makeup, and that is a fact. He doesn’t look bad, but not at this age. Some absolutely ridiculous dialogues, template characters of American comedies of the beginning of zero. If a girl is a good-looking fool, in whose head people are divided into two categories, the lucky one is a loser. If you're an office hamster, it's some idiot approaching the 30-year bar and never caught up that it's time to start thinking about self-development, rather than being a sales manager. Sell me a pen, hah, a favorite mid-zero Eichar trick, but not of our time, long gone. Humor is very weak, for teenagers, everyone laughs about a holeball here, well, for Buzova it will do. The only funny thing in my opinion is the karaoke scene where the hamster was performed by Freddie Mercury, which was fun. The ending, generally snot in Michigan college, under the same tearful track of an American teen band. Start making your own movie, there are some good ones. 'Inadequate people', 'Geographer globe propyl', in the end '8 1/2 $' just the same with Okhlobystin a hundred heads above the comedy. In general, boring, not original, and completely far from reality.
Everyone would like to lose everything, wander into a bar and get their chance not only for career growth, but also for a happy life. But not everyone is allowed to meet the same bartender and deserve the same elixir. That's too bad. (c)
This will be the first time in a long time when the Russian comedy turned out to be quite good and after watching only good emotions and the same opinion remained. Perhaps the only disadvantage in it is the actor who plays the main role, but you can not argue that he coped with it. True, before the audience is still the same stupid, short-sighted boy who no longer clings, and never clings. (I am all about the university where Vitaly Gogunsky is best known.) Well, he couldn't get rid of the role of Kuzi, and did he try? Forgot about the baby cinderella, which used to be so appreciated in Russian cinema and passed to the poor boys, who got the card of the princes (in recent years, it is such a scenario where a beggar and such a princess, whose attention he should deserve, is increasingly common). Perhaps such a plot is very interesting, but it is stuffed to such an extent with stamps that it becomes simply uninteresting. But the idea is not new, but commendable, and executed quite well. The trailer seemed weak and it really does not compare with the film, and he managed to surprise.
Fantasy stories like this will always be fun. They are magical and like to watch not only adults, but also children. There are good “wizards” here, those very poor boys and the very princess that the boys dream of. "Fairy" from Okhlobystin came out a noble and perhaps the only role that really liked. Ivan got the role of an arrogant bartender and it is safe to say that this is just in his spirit. He did a great job with her, even want to find fault with anything. When the movie started to seem completely uninteresting, it was the one that came to mind, and that’s one of the reasons I reached the final. From it came out a bright personality, albeit brazen and slightly boorish, but interested immediately, which is not to say about the same main character.
If you forget about the romantic moments (they were already completely played, that before the scene in the office, that before the final, everything is like a selection of “stamped” stamps), which previously could be seen rather in foreign films, the film really turned out good. There were funny moments, which made it possible to call it a comedy, but with melodrama they screwed up, but this is not at all surprising. I don’t know who is interested in watching such a development of relations, but clearly believes that this is possible in real life. Of course, this is not an indicator that the film got worse, but the opinion immediately changes and not for the better, after such moments. And if we talk about the minuses, the change of the main character from a beautiful aristocrat to a real Gopnik, also did not cause laughter. More like perplexity. It was great, but it was unpleasant to watch. Some people like that, though. I have never been one of them.
Overall, great. Moderately funny, bright and interesting. Even other actors in the leading roles (except Okhlobystin) would be great. Somehow Julia Parshuta did not get used to the role of a princess, which she was “sculpted”. The same, Buzova and then would have looked better in the lead role. Her appearance was more liked than the whole play of the actress, who received the main role. This was quite unexpected.
It doesn't take magic to get better. The main thing is to believe in yourself.
Well, let's put it this way: it's not the worst comedy involving TNT media people. In general, "Barmen" is a very good film that you can watch, pass the evening and not distort the face with a grimace of disgust.
That’s what, and the fact that the film was not toilet humor, which used to feed some domestic comedies directors, very pleased. Again, I didn’t expect the movie to be fun.
Loser Vadik, who wants to lead a cool, colorful life, remains among the losers until he wanders into a mysterious bar, where after drinking a couple of “magic” cocktails, he suddenly becomes an object of attention for sexy beauties, all doors are open before him, a coveted job appears, and most importantly, a girl he falls in love with at first sight.
That’s just a bad luck: magic cocktails have a side effect that manifests itself the next day.
In general, the plot of “Barmen” is somewhat similar to “Love in the City”, “8 First Dates”, “New Year’s Tariff”, “One Left” – everywhere, except for the last film, there is a certain person, after a meeting with whom the fate of the hero (heroes) changes. “One Left” also has specific magical metamorphoses, so I remembered this picture here.
In each of these films, the surrounding events change, the outer shell, while the characters remain, in principle, the same - wanting to change something in their lives.
“Barmen” is a typical story about a typical ordinary citizen who wants to live better, but does not have the opportunity to do so. This is a film about the fact that everyone has a hidden potential to awaken which you need very little: to believe in your own strength.
“Barmen” is not burdened with philosophical research on how to act, where to look for the cause of their failures, who is to blame and what to do with it all – all this so, casually, describes the hero Okhlobystin. In this regard, you can watch movies and just have fun - there is a love line, there is a rise and fall (as it usually happens), there is a healthy and harmless humor, there is a bit of stupid jokes, there is a beautiful girl and a shirt-guy. Not bad. You can watch it.
But look at you. I do not impose my opinion on anyone.
I only wrote two names in the title, the owners of which performed their roles well in the film. But these are the main characters! Then why score 2? Because a barrel of tar can not be corrected with two spoons of honey.
The plot, as always in Russian comedies, does not even have a modicum of originality. For we have not seen anything else: how they moved into the hand, and how they changed bodies, turned into talking ghosts. All this for me is the fantasy of Russian screenwriters after watching top comedies from the West. “Barmen” is shot on exactly the same scenario: the main character is a loser, the second main character is an “ironic educator”, a young beauty (here it is Julia Parshuta), who does not have a single flaw, and who will necessarily say at least once in the film: “I did not expect this from you”, turn and wave her tail. The rest of the characters complement the picture and seem to try to make it at least a little original. By the way, with surprise I note Olga Buzova, her phrase “What is a holebreaker?” really made me laugh, it was one of the few moments when I laughed.
Vitaly Gogunsky. Is it worth comparing it to Kuzej from "Univer"? I guess not. He has long wanted to get out of this screen image. This is where he does it. I see him as the hero of the film as an adult and adequate person. But too he was turned into a loser, I will not believe that in life such a handsome man with an athletic figure can cause emotions that are voiced by the phrase: “What kind of a CHI?”
Red Okhlobystin appears before us the upper force. A brilliant actor and here is good. Played well.
These are all pluses.
What did I not like except the originality of the script?
First, Gogunsky, although he tries to play the role of a modest intellectual, unfortunately, he does not look like him. Secondly, the “mix” of the characters of different sitcoms and KVN-and is already beginning to bother. In "Barmen" gathered and "Univer", and "Interns", "Give Youth", "Deffchonki", "Real boys", even "House - 2" and "Bachelor", aka "KB" (this is about Batrudinov). The producers think that such a move will attract more viewers to the film, but I personally want to see fresh faces in the movie that have not tarnished themselves in any screen way. Third, you want to laugh throughout the film, and the smile is stretched only in two or three moments. And fourth, all too predictable. Maybe that’s how it should be?
Last week I visited a cinema and watched the Russian comedy “Barmen”. I can’t say I didn’t like the movie, but I can’t call it perfect either. Let's see why.
First of all, I want to go to the actors. Most of them are regular characters from television or people who have become famous for shooting in television series / TV shows, etc. By the way, the director-debutant Dina Shturmanova is also a serial. She made "Interns." Honestly, I love this series, and it was one of the good reasons to go to the theater for this particular movie.
The second significant reason is Vitaly Gogunsky. He became famous, starring for a long time in another TNT series “Univer”. It was interesting to see how he handled the role this time. About Gogunsky I will say that he is trying. His acting is not perfect, of course, but the actor is interesting, and I would like to see him in good films more often.
The second main character and, in fact, the Bartender himself is Ivan Okhlobystin (third reason). I also love and respect him very much. This actor has a natural charisma, he has such a feature - he knows how to pull quite average films, playing the role of secondary characters. Well, in this film, it seemed to me, he did not fully reveal his talent. His character, by the way, is very reminiscent of the “higher force” (the role of Okhlobystin) from the film “Kiss Through the Wall”, and the film itself actually repeats it, only from a different angle.
Julia Parshuta is absolutely nothing. It feels like the actress is not playing or even trying to play.
Yuri Stoyanov - a real pearl of the picture, although he appears only in some 3-4 episodes for the whole film.
Anatoly White - a small appearance of a good actor in the role of an episodic character (another bartender) made the film better for me and made me increase my rating.
Oh yes, besides, I forgot about Vyacheslav Grishechkin and Konstanin Fedorov (Boar) - they make the tape brighter.
I would like to say a few words about humor. Humor in the picture is and it is an order of magnitude higher than the humor of many of our “movies” (from Enjoy movies, for example).
I can't remember the soundtrack, but I can tell you about the picture. It is good, the angles are not bad - the operator and production artists tried to fame.
To sum it up, it’s even a good movie for Russia. And not only for Russia, but also for the West. I do not get tired of understanding that the difference between Russian and American cinema is small, just in the West they shoot more. A simple example is Adam Sandler’s film Click: With a Remote for Life, also with an original idea and an excellent comedian in the lead role, but a smeared plot at the end and a predictable ending to the story.
What is lacking in cinema is originality. Having a non-trivial idea and good actors (except for Julia Parshuta), the writers and director of the film Dina Sturmanov did not bring it to mind. And a pity, so - this is a good comedy for one evening, which is not sorry to put 4 out of 5 or, translating into a 10-point scale, 6 out of 10.
P.s. Why, perhaps, for myself, I did not get full satisfaction from the film as a comedy – in March of this year, the film “Ghost” (also ours) was released. About him I would say, "perfect." The humor and plot are designed in a single style, which can only be compared with Soviet comedies. Barmen doesn't have that. Yes, it is funny, but it lacks charm, perfection, zest, and that is why I put
Well, I have a biased attitude towards Russian cinema. It may not be right, but it is.
After reading a few lines on a thin brochure in the cinema, I went to the session, not counting on positive emotions. Why?
1. I thought the film was very similar to the plot of “Darkland”. Magic pills, magic cocktails... Only here Vitaly Gogunsky is not Bradley Cooper ...
2. Russian cinema, again.
3. Okhlobystin as a bartender. As you know, Okhlobystin always plays himself in all films. Disappointment in it came after the Nightingale-Robber, which I managed to spend my time watching, well, this is a thing of the past.
So, at least one hero I imagined perfectly. (my representations were justified later).
But the movie itself... it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
Of course, if I was in the place of the main character, I would not waste time and cocktails to win the girl. Too small a goal.
In addition, at the beginning of the film, we see a guy unsuccessfully trying to get a job, and in the end, when he succeeds, he, instead of moving up the career ladder, scores a job and begins courting a beautiful girl. Not logical.
Of the minuses:
1. There were stupid scenes. Sometimes the characters behaved completely idiotic, and it was not funny, but caused surprise and irritation.
2. The musical accompaniment is categorically past and absolutely not there.
Plus:
1. The game Gogunsky. Although he is not Cooper, who was also mentioned in the film, but coped well with his role. Five of them, in a word.
2. The bartender in the performance of Okhlobystin was successful. A redhead is not a demon, or an angel from heaven, but he succeeded. I remembered "Route 60", probably "Ivan" was inspired by the character of "Gary Oldman" and yet it turned out original, and of course on a motorcycle.
Result:
If you do not disassemble into components, do not dig deeply, do not wash all the bones - with the genre of comedy, this tape coped.
In most cases, I was laughing, which means I should definitely watch.
7 out of 10
I confess honestly - the film went only because of Ivan Okhlobystin on the poster of the cinema. I didn’t expect anything from the picture, this is probably the main secret. Because weighing everything ' for' and ' vs.' ended up not being disappointed. Not by Okhlobystin or any other actors.
Vitaly Gogunsky is still a cheerful dull Kuzya from Univer, and Olga Buzova is still a popular blonde from Dom-2. That's just to call this comedy easy for me personally language does not turn. Director Dina Sturmanova is known primarily for her work on the series “Interns” and this film is her first experience in a large meter and, it should be noted, the experience is successful.
Under the guise of a banal and passable picture with a standard set of tired gags, I saw something more - not Shakespearean drama, of course, but still drama! The story of an ordinary office plankton Vadik, who was thrown by a whole magical bar capable of fulfilling any desire, but who with the stubbornness of an idiot continues to cling to the stereotypes of his own ideas about happiness - work in an oil company and a prize-winning female office in the role of a friend of life. Man, I was just about to strangle that Vadik! This is the true tragedy of the human race: out of all happiness and a billion possibilities, it chooses the dumbest and most banal variety, at the level of animal instincts.
In general, without going into details, I can say that I had quite a good time watching. Where it is, it is funny, where it is romantic. And in the intervals I thought about the nature of man, which is also not bad. I'll give the film a point.
And, of course, for Okhlobystin! Damn it, it's a devil temptor. Bravo, Ivan, bravo! You can't find a better bartender.
6.5 out of 10
The film did not live up to the expectations that accompanied the road from home to the cinema. The idea is quite interesting: miracle cocktails that allow you to acquire any human qualities. But my imagination drew more intricate plot twists than I saw on the screen.
The ending is obvious from the very beginning of the viewing. For some reason, the picture constantly popped up in memory 'Dumb and even dumber'. There is no parallel in the plots, but the feeling during the viewing was similar.
A glimmer of light is a game by Ivan Okhlobystin. His supporting character, the owner of a bar with cocktails for all occasions, if he does not save the film, then he very dilutes it. You should also notice a couple of very funny moments. Dancing in the wrong place and a passionate story about the philosophy of Kant blew up the auditorium.
An easy unlucky film, you can pass the evening after watching one when you really do not want to think.
I’ve heard about this movie a long time ago. I even recommended friends to watch, read reviews, and read comments. The reviews didn’t impress me, so I decided to go to the movies. I have my own opinion on this film. Overall, I enjoyed a positive, great comedy for a big company. We went with friends in a great mood and had a great time. They even came out of the movies and talked with phrases from the movies. Only Kuzya does not get out of my head, you always compare manners, speech, etc.
Similarly, with Ivan Okhlobystin, so used to the role of doctor Bykov that everywhere he sees his habits. His speech, even his jokes, are painfully familiar.
I also want to tell you a little bit about the story. I've always loved movies with something supernatural, the everyday narrative just looks like melodrama.
And here, when there is something incredible, I want to believe in miracles. And the point is not even that this can not be, but to plunge into this world, beautiful, charming and dangerous. There were times when you really care and care about our bartender. I especially liked it when he talked to his father, not even on his own. I didn't expect Kuzi to say that. Vitaly Gogunsky is a beautiful, young and promising actor, I think with such roles, his role as a stupid Kuzi will soon be forgotten. I also do not want to leave anyone indifferent to Ivan Okhlobystin. Those who do not know him for his wonderful roles will understand why he so offended many film lovers. He certainly inspired this comedy with his unfailing sense of humor and ability to play the role. Even just fans of Ivan must watch a comedy for the sake of such a game. I also like him very much, I love the smart and resourceful. The girl did not impress me with her role, I think she just played herself, I do not want to say who I would like to see in her place, I think many connoisseurs of Univer will guess.
In principle, I advise everyone to watch this film especially in the company of good friends, have a good time, the film will give a little more positive emotions. You will also remember him sometimes, like me.
10 out of 10
“Barmen” is a romantic comedy, the debut feature film of Dina Sturmanova, who previously took part in the creation of the television series “Interns”. The script of the picture was written by another “serial” figure Denis Kaimakov, who worked on the projects “My Fair Nanny” and “Happy Together”.
The main character of “Barmen” Vadim (Vitaly Gogunsky) is a specialist in financial boarding, trying to conquer Moscow. The capital, however, is not given: Vadik fails an interview in a large corporation, girls do not pay attention to him, he is not allowed to fashion clubs. One evening of a particularly unfortunate day, the hero finds himself in an empty drinking establishment, where a shrewd but slightly suspicious type (Ivan Okhlobystin) wizards behind the bar counter. Vadik wants a beer, but simple drinks in this strange bar do not keep, and as a result, the character of Gogunsky receives a cocktail called “Charisma”.
It is quickly discovered that drinking mixed with Okhlobystin is not only and not so much intoxicating as it awakens superpowers. Vadik immediately decides that the drinks will help him finally conquer Moscow, women (or rather, one woman – slightly similar to Megan Fox Julia performed by Julia Parshuta) and employers. However, cocktails have some strange properties. For example, to get an effect, you need to use them exclusively in the aforementioned bar. In addition, the next morning, something like a hangover happens - there is no trace of charisma, intelligence and gallantry, but the opposite qualities are manifested in full.
Almost any viewer, faced with recent domestic comedies, is familiar with this feeling: at some point for the characters of the tape becomes so uncomfortable that from a feeling of awkwardness you want to hide under a chair, or better even fall into the ground. (If Russian filmmakers’ funny tapes have never elicited such a reaction, you can get about the same experience by reading a couple of episodes of “Quality Mark” on TV-6 in the 1990s.) “Barmen” in this sense turned out to be especially successful: about 80% of the time it causes an acute desire to clench with shame.
The point here is not even that Vadik on the screen barks with drunken fans of Spartak, alternating lines with beer burps. The fact is that Gogunsky looks extremely inorganic in most of the images that he has to try on. Knight, poet and intellectual in his performance do not look very good. However, the gopnik and the ham also turned out so well. Even the romantic line is littered - Gogunsky simply does not pull on the lover in the ears of a person.
At the same time, the authors prefer to stay in a fairly safe territory for an hour and a half of the film. Vadim is not doing anything crazy. There is only one joke on the edge (and therefore it is remembered) - a speech (spoiler) about dancing at the funeral.
Curiously, in the end, the creators of the picture come to a very healthy conclusion: all the drinks that we pour into ourselves do not open new horizons, but only awaken the traits of character that we had before, just dozed. They, for example, were not allowed to wake up shyness and self-doubt. The conclusion is correct, but it does not make Barmen any funnier or more romantic.
I will tell everyone who expects to get an Oscar-winning orgasm from the film - you will not succeed, but you can definitely laugh from the heart.
Initially, after watching the cast, listening to the opinions of several viewers, I had a pleasant feeling and decided to dare, thereby supporting Russian cinema.
The plot in many respects seemed familiar on the "unfeeling" tape of American cinema with Marlon Wines, but further reincarnations and ideas of the script completely dispelled this impression, because the appearance in the frame of the beloved Okhlobystin, with always humorous and explosive play, the beloved university student Gogunsky (here he is Vadik), who played magnificently, managed to reincarnate into various heroes with incredible accuracy and charisma identity.
Of course, this does not happen in life, there is no hope that a higher superpower will help you to achieve success in banal life situations, I am already silent about my career. And already inert and sluggish today's young people have forgotten how to rest, elementary get acquainted on the streets, just talk to a charming girl and make a pleasant impression, and even forgot to read.
I do not exclude that the writer’s idea was precisely the motivation of modern society to change, to get out of its shell, to understand the world not only through the prism of the leptop screen.
A lot of fun and not stupid humor will befall everyone. Why do we go to the cinema?
Here is the only one of the unpleasant moments was the involvement of an absolutely stranger who just passed by, past acting skills, past education - this is Julia Parshuty. In addition to clapping eyes, she could not squeeze out of herself anything else.
The mood after watching a beautiful, dark magical sediment neither on the soul nor on the heart remained.
To begin with, I don’t really understand why so many of my countrymen smear our films. Someone says, “I’ve seen it somewhere before.” Someone, they say the plot is weak, glued crooked from different pieces...
In my opinion, "Barman" is a very decent film.
The task of any work is to leave positive emotions in the viewer. To interest the viewer in the process of viewing and make it so that the viewer does not regret the time spent.
The Bartender has completed these tasks. Ivan Okhlobystin perfectly played his role, and arguments, they say, without him, this film is worth nothing - are not accepted. The task of the director is to find the most suitable actor for each role. In this case, everything is done at a high level.
There's a lot more to tell, but it won't be useful. Once again, a wonderful film that left behind positive emotions! This is my personal opinion, and I will gladly go to see another Russian tape!
9 out of 10