My best and me

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Movie
German title My best and me
Original title The upside
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 118 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 10
Rod
Director Neil Burger
script Paul Feig ,
Jon Hartmere
production Todd Black ,
Jason Blumenthal ,
Steve Tisch
music Rob Simonsen
camera Stuart Dryburgh
cut Naomi Geraghty
occupation

Mein Bester & Ich (Original title: The Upside ) is a tragic comedy by Neil Burger , which premiered in September 2017 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival . The film is based on the internationally successful French comedy Pretty Best Friends from 2011. Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart took over the leading roles .

action

Philip Lacasse is rich but has lost his wife to cancer and is paraplegic even after a paragliding accident. Due to his quadriplegia , he is permanently dependent on help. For this, the convicted and in the eyes of his assistant Yvonne Pendleton completely unsuitable Dell Scott is hired. The relationship turns out to be difficult at first, as both come from completely different worlds. Philip is interested in modern art and opera , while Dell is mainly concerned with how to re-establish contact with his son Anthony. Over time, Dell and Philip get closer and a friendship begins that both of them flourish.

After a date goes wrong between Philip and his pen pal Lily, Dell is fired because Philip accuses him of putting him in this position. Philip lets himself go more and more and also pushes Yvonne out of his life. With the money Dell has made, he buys a house for Latrice and Anthony and starts his own business. Some time later, when he learns from Philips' physiotherapist how bad he is, he takes him on a wild ride in a Ferrari . As a result, their friendship is restored and they go on a paragliding flight together. Dell also gets Philip to reconcile with Yvonne.

production

Directed by Neil Burger and written by Paul Feig and Jon Hartmere . It is a remake of the internationally successful French comedy Intouchables ( The Intouchables ) by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano from 2011, which in turn on the autobiography souffle second Le of paraplegic since a sports accident former Pommery -Geschäftsführers Philippe Pozzo di Borgo based .

Bryan Cranston plays the paraplegic Phillip (played by François Cluzet in the template ), and Kevin Hart is seen in the role of the unconventional new carer Dell (played by Omar Sy in the template ). Nicole Kidman and Julianna Margulies can also be seen in other roles .

The film music was composed by Rob Simonsen .

The film premiered on September 8, 2017 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival , ended the San Diego Film Festival in October 2017 and opened in US cinemas on January 11, 2019. The cinema release in Germany took place on February 21, 2019.

reception

Overall, the film received mixed feedback from the critics.

Wendy Ide notes in The Observer that everything that was already wrong with the original (“its sentimentality, its simplification”) is even more noticeable here. Above all, however, she is bothered by the cast: "The slow US remake exchanges the unrestrained charm of Omar Sys's affable screen presence for the annoying irritation emanating from Kevin Hart."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Mein Bester & Ich . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Age rating for Mein Bester & Ich . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Dave McNary: Bryan Cranston-Kevin Hart's 'Intouchables' Remake Titled 'The Upside' In: Variety, August 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/08/23/rob-simonsen-to-score-neil-burgers-the-upside/
  5. ↑ Toronto International Film Festival 2017. Official Film Schedule In: tiff.net. Retrieved on August 23, 2017 (PDF; 852 KB)
  6. ↑ Brent Lang: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Movies From Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Alexander Payne In: Variety, July 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ http://sdfilmfest.com/
  8. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_upside
  9. ↑ Wendy Ide: The Upside review - mediocre remake . In: The Observer . January 13, 2019 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 14, 2019]).