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Title: Worth it for the music alone
Review: I've had occasion to see a number of good German films in the past year, and this is one of the best. It's the story of a straight photographer (Til Schweiger) who is initiated into the Cologne gay scene after he is tossed out of his apartment by his girlfriend, who discovers him cheating on her at the restaurant where they both work. Our hero ends up sharing a flat with a gay man, who then plots to seduce him. There are a lot of hokey plot contrivances to keep this one afloat, but they only serve to underscore the charm of the film's remarkably adept cast--with empashis here on Herr Schweiger. The film is punctuated throughout by camp musical interludes courtesy of Max Raabe and the incredible Palast Orchester, whom some of you may know from their "Charming Weill" album. "Kein Schwein ruft mich an" is just one gem among many. See it, if only for the music.
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