This is one absurd and bizarre comedy full of extravagance, but a really funny one, as many Kaurismäki films are. It's not the kind of movie that will make you burst in laugther in every scene, but of the kind that will make you permanently giggle and, once in a while, all out laugh. The original aesthetics they chose for the starring band really helps to build the atmosphere of absurdity, accompanied with some social critique, which, coupled with the cinematographic aspects of it (the director really knows how to apply the rule "show, not tell" the appropriate way) make for a very interesting wath, although it may feel slow at times for people who aren't used to this kind of films. If you usually don't like absurdist humour, I wouldn't recommend this one to you, but, if you like Kaurismäki already or you are into that kind of humour, you should definetely watch it. By the way, I really loved that the fictional band ended up being a real one, since I strangely enjoyed the music they played during the film.
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