German Circuit
Posted: December 8, 2009
Til Schweiger and Nora Tschirner in 'Chick with Two Ears'
Zweiohrküken (Chick with Two Ears)
German box office king Til Schweiger
Director: Til Schweiger
Writers: Anika Decker, Til Schweiger
Producers: Til Schweiger, Tom Zickler
Stars:
Nora Tschirner
Tri-genre: relationships comedy romance
Story Situation: period-of-adjustment
Satisfaction Rating: good
Maturity Rating: 13+
Plotline: In this follow-up to last year’s surprise comedy hit Keinohrhasen (Rabbit without Ears) - the title a refernce to a child’s favorite stuffed animal - two years have past since lothario tabloid journalist Ludo (Til Schweiger) was sentenced to 300 hours of community service in a kindergarten where he fell in love with head mistress Anna (Nora Tschirner). The intoxication of first-blush romance has given way to the routine of daily life. Jealousy now enters the relationship when Ludo’s old flame Marie (Edita Malovcic) reconnects with him; and reconnects again and again. Although Ludo has no intention of betraying his commitment to Anna, he rebels against her neurotic attempts to rein him in and demands she give him some space. Then Anna’s former lover Ralf (Ken Duken) shows up and suddenly her neurotic shoe fits his foot.
Still the King
With this film, Til Schweiger once again affirms that he is the undisputed king of the German box office. Romantic comedy sequels usually have a more difficult time living up to their originals because their audiences will already have experienced the charm of the featured couple resolving their relationship issues. Not surprisingly, then, audiences for Zweiohrküken have not responded with quite the same enthusiasm as they did for Keinohrhasen. And yet this latest film has provided a career-peak opening gross for Til Schweiger … part of its opening strength comes from the sequel power of a hit film … but, mostly, it comes from the opening strength of Til Schweiger in a fun romantic comedy.
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