I liked this film. It wasn't groundbreaking, or horribly witty or anything, but it was pleasant. After the intense, heavy movies we've been watching, it was a nice break.
I was reminded of Jerry Lewis and Peter Sellers, mixed with Laurel and Hardy. I tend to enjoy "smarter" comedies more (generally preferring Marx Bros wit to the 3 Stooges' slapstick), but it was an entertaining movie. I DID like the singing, in this case I had kind of wished there had been more. I also liked the donkey, and how he would only follow Nina.
I guess the arranged marriage could be a touchy subject, especially since Nina is educated, athletic, etc etc. I liked that as calculating as the men were, for the most part they were bumbling idiots...even Shurik :-) Shurik's personality, though, was what made me enjoy the film more, though. Maybe because I kept relating him to Peter Sellers/Jerry Lewis.
I kind of wish that Edik had been featured more, haha.
I thought Shurik's quest for native folklore was great. I mean, it was kind of convenient, because then the uncle and Saakhov can take advantage of it, but what a great job! I really liked the "toasts" and no lie, I got hungry looking at the kabobs. I spent a summer in Greece, and a lot of this movie (scene-wise and food-wise) kept reminding me of Agii Apostoli. Again, it was an entertaining film- and it was nice to have a happy, conclusive ending.
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I can definitely see a lot of Jerry Lewis in Shurik--and yes, perhaps some similarity to Sellers as well.
And the bear song is one of my favorite parts of the film. This movie overall really does have some great 1960s-style music.
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