Of Snails and Men is a gentle Romanian comedy, not
unsurprisingly receiving comparisons to The Full Monty due to its subject
matter. Set shortly after the fall of
Communism, it is about a union leader who tries to convince his colleagues to
try an unusual money making scheme to buy out their factory after it is due to
be sold. Although not completely based
on a true story, it was inspired by an idea on similar lines from about 10
years ago that was named one of the worst business ideas of all time!
It is an amusing, if not consistently funny film, but doesn't
have anything like the emotional pull of The Full Monty. There is something very 90s about the film,
especially the side romantic storyline, which is presumably deliberate to
reflect the time setting of the film, but it did sometimes make it feel a bit
old hat and tired. The film is good at
capturing the sense of a town stuck in the past with no future, but somewhere
that is also optimistic and that will probably never give up on trying to save
itself. It’s a likeable enough, pleasant film, but
didn't feel hugely original or memorable.
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