It was with high expectations I went to the nearest cinema and caught "Filme da Treta" the premiere of Toni and Zeze in the big screen.
Unfortunately "Filme da Treta" is a bit of a disappointment. The usual sketches are there, the expected jokes and situations are still funny, but this movie could have been so much more.
First, there is a set of supporting characters (specially Maria Rueff (Zeze's wife) and Zeze's friends) that are given almost no chance to speak at all. And what characters! Second, there is really no plot. All we see is a series of flashbacks, through which we should be able to understand why Zeze joined a monastery. But not even that simple goal is achieved.
Third, the jokes are all there, and, as in the TV show, are very simple and easily understandable. The problem is, in a movie, with real sets and characters (as opposed to the black cloth and imaginary characters of the TV series) the jokes lose some of their strength, there is to much "noise".
In conclusion, "Filme da Treta" had all the ingredients to be a great movie: strong main characters, diverse/funny secondary roles, good sets and photography, but ends up being really nothing more than another episode in the adventures of Toni and Zeze, as all the other TV-show episodes (but slightly worse).
One final word to all of you: after watching this, you can't help to wonder if a new TV series was made, with real sets and this wonderful secondary characters, what would the result be? Pretty amazing in my opinion.
Unfortunately "Filme da Treta" is a bit of a disappointment. The usual sketches are there, the expected jokes and situations are still funny, but this movie could have been so much more.
First, there is a set of supporting characters (specially Maria Rueff (Zeze's wife) and Zeze's friends) that are given almost no chance to speak at all. And what characters! Second, there is really no plot. All we see is a series of flashbacks, through which we should be able to understand why Zeze joined a monastery. But not even that simple goal is achieved.
Third, the jokes are all there, and, as in the TV show, are very simple and easily understandable. The problem is, in a movie, with real sets and characters (as opposed to the black cloth and imaginary characters of the TV series) the jokes lose some of their strength, there is to much "noise".
In conclusion, "Filme da Treta" had all the ingredients to be a great movie: strong main characters, diverse/funny secondary roles, good sets and photography, but ends up being really nothing more than another episode in the adventures of Toni and Zeze, as all the other TV-show episodes (but slightly worse).
One final word to all of you: after watching this, you can't help to wonder if a new TV series was made, with real sets and this wonderful secondary characters, what would the result be? Pretty amazing in my opinion.