A man is feeling confused after watching a Maltese feature film that isn’t a pile of garbage.
Mark Brincat, 34, watched Is-Sriep Reġgħu Velenużi – part political thriller, part drama – at Eden Cinemas last night.
“When my friend asked me to go watch a Maltese film with him, my initial reaction was ‘hard no’,” Brincat said.
“A few months ago I had the misfortune of watching that film about Sette Giugno, which was about as pleasurable as watching a turd coming out of a cat’s arsehole, so you can understand my reluctance.”
Despite Brincat’s trepidation, his friend managed to convince him to tag along.
“The film started 20 minutes late and I thought, ‘Wow this really is a Maltese film.’
“But it was actually pretty OK. Sure, it isn’t No Country For Old Men, but it also isn’t Anġli: The Movie either,” Brincat said, noting with amazement that ‘Sriep’ actually had a vaguely coherent plot, and even a sub-plot.
“And there weren’t 200 characters, none of whom you give a shit about because the actors playing them are so wooden they may as well be trees in Buskett.
“I also only spotted one instance of product placement in the impressive set design, which is crazy for a Maltese film.”
Asked to give the film a rating out of five stars, Brincat replied:
“So it turns out the second assistant editor is also my second cousin, so it’s going to have to be five stars or my family will disown me.”
