South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an independent investigation to prove his claim, but when the evidence still appears to be inconclusive, Polsky is forced to engage in a relationship with the enemy in order to obtain irrefutable proof.
'My Neighbor Adolf' - a rather average flick.
I was anticipating something more comedic and more dramatic, but in the end it is neither one nor the other. it holds a decent premise, while leads David Hayman and Udo Kier give good performances, but there isnt much else worth noting unfortunately. This 2022 film is, in my eyes of course, limply paced and doesnt have nearly enough meat on the story for it to be suitably interesting. 6/10 imo.
Filming a dark comedy about an inherently controversial subject is an exceedingly risky moviemaking proposition. If it works, the payoff can be huge. But, if it falls flat, the project not only fails financially and artistically, but it can devastate a filmmakers reputation, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of viewers, critics and possible prospective backers of future productions. And that fate could very well befall the creative team behind this questionable attempt at making an edgy farce about a topic that, frankly, is unlikely to be seen as intrinsically funny. Writer-director Leonid Prudovskys second feature offering a 2022 production just now getting a general release tells the story of Holocaust survivor Marek Polsky (David Hayma...