Normally I love foreign-language movies and German ones especially, since I learned German while working for several years as a guest worker there. But with Ferien I really chose a dud! Now, the movie started well. Nice camera work; beautiful scenery. Just the way I like it, rather than the noisy excess we typically get from Hollywood. But it all went downhill from there. The characters were all boring. The plot... er, what plot? Why couldn't something have happened? Some event? Anything to make watching the movie worthwhile.
So, reluctantly, I started to fast-forward, just to see whether there might be a twist around the corner. After about a third of the way into the movie I decided enough was enough. I gave up watching it. Doesn't matter how good, how well-respected the actors are or have been, without any shape to speak of, a movie is simply a juxtaposition of frames. Good luck if you get something out of it. I didn't.
So, reluctantly, I started to fast-forward, just to see whether there might be a twist around the corner. After about a third of the way into the movie I decided enough was enough. I gave up watching it. Doesn't matter how good, how well-respected the actors are or have been, without any shape to speak of, a movie is simply a juxtaposition of frames. Good luck if you get something out of it. I didn't.