The film overall is utterly bad. It's actually a descrencendo it terms of quality, as it starts with a fairly decent first part that's an interesting melange of elegant, subtle criticism towards society and a good showcase of how the Romanian streets feel like today. I can appreciate the value of the long walk in the city because it provides a snapshot of a moment in time; of the aesthetics, general mood and the day-to-day petty attitudes of the people. But, like some kind of a warning or a teasing, whenever there is dialogue or acting involved, things go south.
The second part is a looong series of terms and definitions, apparently encompassing any kind of frustrations at hand, from Hitler to blowjobs. It becomes a lot more superficial, cold-hearted and excessively cynical. And downright inappropriate, giving away a very imature and biased perspective. We see the validation of one shameful and disrespectful moment in recent times (the artist versus the Church - that particular segment was not included, though), we are shown real photos of half naked women from old Romanian newspapers (at this point I'm asking myself if it's a documentary I'm watching) and a very patronizing attitude towards regular people (social distancing versus dancing).
As much as you would like to cut it some slack, the third part is excruciatingly bad, one of the most difficult things to have experienced watching in a long time. I don't think it's even worth explaining too much here. It's a series of clichés, coupled with poorly written dialogue and very bad acting, as well as some absurd interventions that again leave you asking yourself what exactly is this meant to be. This part is so bad, that even the emotional connection that one might remotely have experienced in the first two parts are really flushed down the toilet.
In my opinion, the way too lengthy censored segments of the "looney porn" look very amateurish and even here the acting feels off. I did pick up some irony and self criticism induced by linking censorship with money, but that's way too little humbleness versus the endless strain of frustrations, petty finger pointing and even bullying that Mister Jud(g)e is constantly conveying (pun intended).
In the end, the quality of the film is as intrinsically bad as the very thing that it tries to portray - Romanian society.
The second part is a looong series of terms and definitions, apparently encompassing any kind of frustrations at hand, from Hitler to blowjobs. It becomes a lot more superficial, cold-hearted and excessively cynical. And downright inappropriate, giving away a very imature and biased perspective. We see the validation of one shameful and disrespectful moment in recent times (the artist versus the Church - that particular segment was not included, though), we are shown real photos of half naked women from old Romanian newspapers (at this point I'm asking myself if it's a documentary I'm watching) and a very patronizing attitude towards regular people (social distancing versus dancing).
As much as you would like to cut it some slack, the third part is excruciatingly bad, one of the most difficult things to have experienced watching in a long time. I don't think it's even worth explaining too much here. It's a series of clichés, coupled with poorly written dialogue and very bad acting, as well as some absurd interventions that again leave you asking yourself what exactly is this meant to be. This part is so bad, that even the emotional connection that one might remotely have experienced in the first two parts are really flushed down the toilet.
In my opinion, the way too lengthy censored segments of the "looney porn" look very amateurish and even here the acting feels off. I did pick up some irony and self criticism induced by linking censorship with money, but that's way too little humbleness versus the endless strain of frustrations, petty finger pointing and even bullying that Mister Jud(g)e is constantly conveying (pun intended).
In the end, the quality of the film is as intrinsically bad as the very thing that it tries to portray - Romanian society.