Gengsztervér - Afrika

Ugyanaz, mint az első rész, de egzotikusabb helyszíneken és sokkal több akcióval (ökölbe szorított kezek és gyilkosságok). Kár a rendezői blődségekért (pl. a jelenet, amikor a főszereplő a feleségével akar szexelni, aki a nyolcadik hónapban van), amelyek természetellenességükkel egy olcsóbb tévéfilm szintjére süllyesztik az egészet. Mammon az HBO gyártásában paradox módon professzionálisabb és ellentétben a Gengsztervér - Afrika filmmel komolyan vehető. (2015.11.25)

Czech cinema cannot complain about not having attractive themes. In fact, Czech audiences will rightfully feel that Czech films repeatedly devalue these attractive subjects with their approach. The story of Radovan Krejčíř has occupied the media, as well as the police, the justice system, and political representation, for many years. His name has become known even on an international scale, where it has become a symbol of corruption and organized crime in South Africa. His case could have made a great action movie - if it hadn't occurred in the Czech Republic. If someone has the skill and talent, they can make something like Mesrine: Killer Instinct, which, even though you know about Mesrine's life experiences, works excellently as a thriller and representative of the adventure genre, which also says a lot about the time and French society. If a Czech filmmaker and Czech production company take on this challenge, a film will be created that has less tension than an average newspaper article. Gangster Ka simply does not work as a genre film, it does not evoke emotions, and it is simply boring. Having a narrator was a complete mistake, and the direction is unexcitingly routine. No, I won't even give it two stars. It's a waste of time that perfectly illustrates the state of Czech cinema. Overall impression: 25%. (2018.04.29)

The second part picks up right where the first one ends. Káčko is on the run from the police, leaving the country, and chooses the Seychelles and later South Africa as his next destinations. Now, onto the review. I really liked the yellowish filter used in the film. It gave it a touch more authenticity and especially helped with the visual aspect. Hynek Čermák, with a slightly altered hairstyle, once again threw murderous looks in every direction. He perfectly embodied the type of person you can be on good terms with, but if you say the wrong word or, heaven forbid, stab him in the back, don’t expect things to end well for you. Čermák played it so convincingly that at times I believed he was genuinely part of the underworld. Predrag Bjelac, in the role of Dardan, stole every moment he appeared on screen. I do have to criticize the actor playing the lead investigator again, as he didn’t quite fit the role, and I could imagine a better alternative for him. The sequel has its chilling moments that will make your blood run cold, and there’s even a shootout with fatal consequences for one of the main characters. It’s very similar to the first film in all aspects. I had fun, and I give it 85%. (2017.07.14)

When the closing credits started rolling in the movie theater, I said to myself that The African came out better than the first movie, which had introduced me to the story of the padrino Kraviec. What was mainly better was that the director Jan Pachl convinced me for good that a Czech movie can be made on a reasonable budget in such a way that you will be happy to mistake it for the work of some important European cinematography. You see, most of the movie takes place either in South Africa or in the Seychelles, which of itself looks ultimately great and I must say that the filters mentioned below on this site, which were used to support the atmosphere, were totally OK with me. I liked them. As far as the actors are concerned, they are putting in great performances, same as they did in the first part. The problem is that you need to have seen the first part in order to understand the context and why some characters do what they do. On the other hand, I don’t understand why somebody would want to watch this movie first and then try to catch up with the first part, so this argument uttered by a movie critic sounded a bit ridiculous to me. In general, I don’t believe this movie deserves negative criticism because essentially there is very little to criticize about it. The director made quite a professional entree into Czech cinematography and I thank him for that. I hope the movie will get more support and that it will be taken to various film festivals all around the world. The movie would definitely deserve it. (2015.12.06)

It's slightly weaker than the first film, but mainly in the sense that it's not as action-packed and doesn't have as many gritty scenes. Some scenes are really worth laughing at because they're funny, but there are more scenes where you feel the weight of the fact that achieving justice is actually impossible, that that bitch is exactly as blind as they say, and even more so. The empty ending is a bit of a bummer. (2015.11.28)