Oh Boy (2012) is totally black/white movie. Oh Boy is a delight from start to finish.
Melancholic, but also fun, breezly and energetic! It is centred around one strange day and Fischer encounters some rather quirky characters along the way with a mix of pithy observations, physical comedy and outright contempt.
There’s the depressed neighbour and a formerly overweight school friend adding to the list of freaks and ghouls that inhabit this particular version of Berlin’s urban circus.
One thing this film doesn’t do is take itself too seriously and it’s all the more enjoyable for it.
A fine looking film that is warm, charismatic and relatable as it celebrates some of life’s hurdles both big and small with recurring themes and jokes along the way. At times weird and at other moments silly but utterly pleasant, this film celebrates a passive onlooker that is an outsider in his own life.
A fine looking film that is warm, charismatic and relatable as it celebrates some of life’s hurdles both big and small with recurring themes and jokes along the way. At times weird and at other moments silly but utterly pleasant, this film celebrates a passive onlooker that is an outsider in his own life.
There’s a lot more happening beneath the surface than some mere, throwaway fun and in Oh Boy, Jan Ole Gerster certainly proves that he is one director to watch.
