SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Did you people see the same film I saw?

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

If a movie is this long, I would expect some credible character development, which does not take place. There are so many meaningless but cringe-worthy moments in this film that contribute nothing to the experience. It's quite difficult to empathize with either of the main characters since both essentially waste their time with meaningless, absurd activities. The father's approach to getting closer to his daughter is to interfere in a disturbing manner into her professional consultant life. A spontaneously nude party at the consultant's apartment represents the peak of ridiculousness of this movie since it's totally random, meaningless and the opposite of sensual. Maybe all this movie is trying to show is the utter meaninglessness of modern life. No need to waste precious time on this!

Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek are outstanding as estranged daughter and father who are reconciled when the father tenaciously launches a humour assault on his daughter's depressing corporate lifestyle. 'Awkward' is the adjective most often applied to the set pieces where Dad turns up in his buck-toothed disguise, an alter ego named Toni Erdmann. It's that cringey, embarrassing humour of The Office, and there are some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments. The first time Dad appears in disguise in a bar had me squealing in delight. The by now infamous party scene is also gut-achingly funny, from the moment our heroine gets stuck in her dress. But the film resists easy labelling as a comedy, as it also has something to say about finding joy is our all-too-short lives, about the attitudes of men to women in work, and about how developed nations view relations with developing countries in our globalised, mobile world. Yes, it's too long, but the director says shortening time was at the length of pace, so perhaps the slow-burn is necessary. I haven't laughed so hard at a film in a long time, and I was moved, startlingly most of all when one of the principals is not even visible. A tremendous achievement, and like nothing else around right now.

Don't get too serious, everything is a joke... says Toni Erdmann to his daughter who forget to live amidst of her busy professional life. The movie says the same to each one of you with extraordinary wit and drama. It has become imperative to rediscover ourselves by deconstructing our soul.

I'm flabbergasted by the high rating of this film. Complete waste of time. I'm very disappointed in this movie after all the hype of being an Academy Award nominee and all that. I must say that I'm a fan of German cinema and after watching some fine comedies from that country I really wanted to see this one. I really was looking forward to seeing it but it turned out to be an absolute nonsensical bore-fest. The script made no sense, the characters are unpleasant and the acting was uninspired to say the least. I could've also done without the 'cupcake scene', nothing remotely funny nor sexy about it. Anyway, I hadn't written a review in so long it was unfortunate that this was the movie that bothered me enough to do it. My advice is: skip it, you won't be missing anything