People who liked _Toni Erdmann_ are the ones who laughed while watching it, so it really depends on what tickles you and whether or not it does translate well for you (despite what people say, humour is **not** universal, especially the one with dialogue). My suggestion is to try and forget what the critics said and watch it with an open mind, there's many good things to be said about this movie, but also as much many not good things (runtime, for example).

I kind of identified with the father and his message, but maybe not with the method he chose to deliver that message, so it was kinda a hit or miss for me in most of the movie's big moments, and in the end I didn't feel like I took away anything of value when the credits started rolling.

In short: it's a weird movie... like, really weird.

A man thinks his daughter is too serious and career focused, so makes an impromptu visit to see her on a work trip in Bucharest. He bombards her with practical jokes, donning a false set of teeth and creating a character, ‘Toni Erdmann’.

Much of the comedy comes from the daughter being mortified but also barely containing her laughter as her father talks to her colleagues ‘incognito’. He preys on the knowledge that she’d be too embarrassed to admit such a buffoon could be her father.

It doesn’t sound like much but it’s often hilarious and provides an interesting dynamic on which to build the father/daughter relationship.

At 2h40m Toni Erdmann demands quite a bit of your time but the gentle pace is also part of its appeal. Things don’t really get going for about an hour but Ade uses the time to carefully lay out the scenario and flesh out the characters.

This is definitely one in a million. Perhaps it’s not as side-splittingly funny as everyone is saying but Toni Erdmann is still a truly charming, tragic, genuine and heart-warming film.

http://benoliver999.com/film/2017/02/04/tonierdmann/

sweet genuine drama about father and daughter, something that i never thought german cinema is capable of

Despite the lengthy running time, the film kept me engrossed throughout. Moving and funny, this is the kind of film that makes you question not only your family relationships, but also your attitude to life. Sometimes we can take ourselves too seriously.. the film, through the quite bonkers Mr Erdmann, teaches us not to. Delightful and strange, see it before the inevitable schmaltzy Hollywood remake.

This is an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Picture. It is anticipated that it is a contender, second only to _The Salesman_. This is one bizarre movie! It is very long. It had moments so ludicrous that it made me smile, but humour is highly subjective, and this style went right over my head. I can only give it a 6 (fair) out of 10.