"Dampfnudelblues" is not only a pretty cool word, it is also a German movie from 3 years ago that runs for slightly under 90 minutes. Ed Herzog is the director, but Christian Zübert is probably more known. He is the writer who adapted Rita Falk's novel for the screen here. This film is part of a new wave of German movies that combine crime stories (usually murder) with comedy based on certain German areas and the people they live there with all their quirks. Or in short, it is everything that the "Tatort" series should be, but mostly is not. The good thing about films like this one here is how they take themselves not serious at all from start to finish. The characters are entertaining, even if they have little to do with the actual crime story. The acting and writing are both pretty decent. Not a surprise that this film here got a sequel already and there will be more to come apparently. I would not call it a must-see by any means, maybe apart from the people who live in the region depicted in here because it directly refers to them, but it is a good watch for everybody, no matter where exactly you come from. And maybe you will even eat some Dampfnudeln while watching for the ultimate viewing experience. Gonna elaborate a bit more on the cast here. The two main players are Sebastian Bezzel from "Tatort" and Simon Schwarz from the Austrian Josef Hader crime films. The approach is pretty similar in here compared to the latter. If you enjoy these, you will probably like this one too. Even if the level got slightly worse in the second half of the film, I still recommend checking it out. Thumbs up.
Review of Dampfnudelblues
