The Taming of the Shrewd

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source: The Taming of the Shrewd

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I loved this movie. The wardrobe, level of acting skills, and scenery made this one of my favorite movies this year. At first I was hesitant to watch it because I had to view it with English subtitles, but don't let that distract any potential viewer. It's well made, and left me having good dreams, and a desire to know more about Polish culture.

I know that we get annoyed or maybe even used to a certain type of movie. Like this one - where we know the formula and there is not much that will surprise us in the overall scheme of things. Yet that aside (and some little twists or surprises that do still exist), what really helps this are the two main actors. Who take their roles and fill them with charisma. I really dug what I saw here. This is not a masterpiece for sure, but it is a fun little movie. And while it may be a bit more tease than some would like - it still is able to show us things that US movies shy away from. Like nudity for example - most romantic outings from the US are not going down that road, because of the ratings over there. So if you don't mind (I won't go as far as to call anyone who has issues with a bit of skin prude) that little bit of erotica the movie serves (don't expect too much), than all the teasing throughout the movie will make sense. Also for the characters ... one has been burnt badly, the other one is on a mission .. of course (mission) goals can change ... well not telling you anything new. Funny and light throughout.

Love watching the scenery of different countries with a 4k UHD tv, it's like travelling without leaving the comforts of your own home or exposing yourself to Covid-19 in a country where your travel insurance for health is not honored because your country has put travel bans everywhere you want to go. Unlike the previous Wyrmwood movie I just watched, the quality of the picture is fantastic in this movie...it's the finer details you see that makes watching low picture quality flicks unbearable to watch now. Like eating delicious home cooked food, then having to go back to canned food that may or may not be expired sitting in your pantry for God knows how long. I am assuming this film is shot in Poland, the landscape with the mountains and valleys look awfully like what the lower mainland of BC in Canada looks like though but the housing architecture is very different. It's much better watched in the original Polish with English subtitles, it sounds more natural and you aren't distracted by the lip synching though you have to be able to read which some people find too much an effort to do these days. Polish sure sounds like Russian though to the untrained ear. I find foreign film directors have very different styles in making a movie and to watch the subtle differences in them doing so makes it worth watching for that experience alone.

The Netflix/Hallmark template overlaid on 2022 Poland. If you wanted to get a feel of modern Polish Culture is this at all enlightening? Maybe a Post-Putin tour of the country would be more enlightening!