Best movie ever!

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Well , the great commercials about this movie made me think that it would be something very interesting and entertaining movies...well I WAS WRONG. May be I didn't catch the line...but it was such a mess.Some story for some people who actually do...nothing , excuse me , but I believe that kind of commercials blurs the view of the spectator. I was expecting for something different ... what about the actors...well again bigger expectations. But may be the mistake is mine , I had bigger expectations, in future I'll try expect the worst looking for the best! I really need something good !It was partly funny,but not good enough.

As a short introduction, I would like to mention that this is the first time I write a review on this board. I felt obliged to do it for 2 reasons: 1. I'm Bulgarian and I've waited a long time to see a quality Bulgarian movie; 2. Most Bulgarians giving the reviews give a biased judgment, including (but not limited to) the clichés "OMFG, this was the best movie evAr!" ,"Better than Hollywood crap", "Perfect", etc.. But since I'm a fan of (global) cinema I gave it my best to write an objective review.After watching the movie for around 30 minutes, you will start getting the feeling that this is another Guy Ritchie production. And this is actually the movie's strongest and weakest point. Strong - because you have good directing, quality camera work, interesting characters and a few interweaving subplots. And bad - because the settings and scenery are dull (you almost have no idea that this is actually taking place in London), the comedy element is almost missing (despite the movie being announced as comedy) and some of the subplots are really...lets say strange (e.g. the ducks subplot). The latter was for me the biggest flaw. In comparison, movies like "Snatch" have numerous subplots and characters that constantly cross each other's path and even though some of them are really absurd you never get the feeling that they are out of place. In Mission London, however, the best effect that some of the subplots achieve is to confuse you.But even with all the negatives, I think this movie did excellent job of showing that Bulgarian studios are capable of producing quality product. This was a great first attempt and I'm looking forward to the next ones. 7 out of 10

Mission London never gets boring and entertains 100%. The actors - most of them very well known to the Bulgarian public and completely unknown to the rest of the world, are full of qualities and motivation to do their best. That makes them very persuasive. In fact this movie is so good, if it was a woman I would have married her brother (Bulgarian way of expressing). Of course it will be fair to say that the humor in the film is directed a little bit more towards the Bulgarians, there are some specific touches connected with the Bulgarian culture and style of living that the Bulgarians will grasp more effectively than others. So in my opinion that makes the film more enjoyable for a Bulgarian than anybody else. But nevertheless this one is a fine piece of a movie. If you watch carefully you will eventually know something more about Bulgarians and a lot more about the way they organize foreign adventures.

For years, I've heard Bulgarian audiences wonder why we cannot produce a movie that holds up when compared to Hollywood comedies. Well, now we have. And the result is pretty satisfying. The first thing that struck me about the movie was how professionally it was made. The camera-work, the editing, the sound mixing, everything was of a pretty high standard, which is not something that Bulgarian films have recently managed. The acting was generally mediocre and the dialogue was sloppy at times, but overall all scenes were watchable, even the more talky ones. The focus of the movie was not in the performances anyway. The tempo was brilliant. At one point I thought the scenes were too short and the film would lack cohesiveness, but by the ending this style of editing makes sense and the film plays great, seeming neither too short, nor too long. While this is predominantly a comedy, deeper themes are there and they are examined in a non-intrusive way even if they are mainly Bulgarian-specific. Being able to understand all the jokes will enhance the viewing immensely but that does not mean that foreign audiences will not appreciate the film. Overall I give it 8/10 simply because the movie is head and shoulders above any Bulgarian comedy that has been attempted in the last decades. For non-Bulgarian audiences the film is a solid 7.