Oh, Ramona, written by Andrei Ciobanu, Alex Cotet and Cristina Jacob, directed by the latter - Four out of 10

Oh, Ramona, written by Andrei Ciobanu, Alex Cotet and Cristina Jacob, directed by the latter

Four out of 10

This could be the worst motion picture I ever seen…well, more like browsed through, given its immense absurdity.

The Disaster Artist comes to mind, not in the sense that this production would have any of the qualities of the acclaimed film, but for the hero, who became a cult figure with his…disasters.

What is puzzling for the undersigned, in this so modest achievement, is the fact that the goals had been initially so ambitious that a foreign cast was brought in and taken to Brasov to come up with Oh, Ramona.

On the other hand, given the low bar, the undemanding plots of films like Fast and Furious one to twenty, why not expect a success for the story of a teenager, Andrei aka the forgettable Bogdan Iancu, in love with Ramona.

Perhaps this is how it works for the new generation, albeit it is doubtful and more likely it is an element in the script that is supposed to entice the audiences, for Ramona aka beautiful, but not yet remarkable Aggy K. Adams is the one who wants to get close to the hero.

Only she wants fulminating sex, whereas the loving boy is exclusively interested in a serious, long term, complete, spiritual, emotional and physical relationship and he therefore refuses coitus.

You see how surrealist this intends to be…

In addition, if we think about the acting, it is as terrible as it can be!

Indeed, this whole movie could be used as the ultimate model for what must be avoided, how not to make a feature.

Unless, of course, it proves to be a box office hit, at least on some longitudes, and then it is to be followed by a sequel.

As extenuating circumstances, so many mega productions coming out of Hollywood, Bollywood and elsewhere are in the same league and they consume – probably – much more than Ramona did.

Besides, the incriminated creation deals with…The Meaning of Life…

Just like the best comedy group ever, Monty Python, the creators of this film try to take an amusing angle…

And the Meaning of Life is…blowjobs!

Really?

Admittedly, the tone is not serious and this is from start to end a romantic comedy, for young people who conceivably possess high enough IQs to just take this lightly, relax and forget about major worries during the projection.

Climate Change?

You can forget about it while you are anesthetized looking at Ramona, Anemona or the other beauties populating the life of the lucky, somewhat annoying, soon to be transformed Andrei.

On a different note, Romanian films have been criticized locally for being too depressing, dark, pessimistic, excessively artistic, too sophisticated, complex, and elitist and thus destined for a limited audience.

This is what the undersigned hears sometimes at the…sauna, but due to the lack of funding, it is much better to try to make solid, often outstanding unhappy films than joyful trash like this regrettable Ramona

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was listed by prestigious publications as one of the best motion pictures ever made http://realini.blogspot.com/2017/05/4-months-3-weeks-and-2-days-aka-4-luni.html

And even if one must see light comedies and it is not possible to watch Citizen Kane, Goodfellas, The Life of Brian or films with the same value every single day, productions like Oh, Ramona are to be avoided.

There are some recent Romanian films that are worth seeing; one is Pororoca-  http://realini.blogspot.com/2019/04/pororoca-written-and-directed-by.html and another

The Secret of Happiness - https://realini.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-secret-of-happiness-aka-secretul.html