Horst in Translation ([email protected])
This is "Agents of Secret Stuff" and the title of this 35-minute film is already a giveaway that this has some dramatic moments, some spy action, bad guys, but it is mostly comedy with an ounce of love story, almost exclusively comedy if you take a close look. The film is written and directed by Wesley Chan, Ted Fu and Philip Wang, also written by Ryan Higa, who plays the main character as well. This film is a bit of an internet sensation having millions of millions of clicks on Youtube. Sadly, it becomes obvious that the guys who made this aren't professionals. I am not talking about the video quality here, this aspect is perfectly fine. But the story is kinda ridiculous in a negative way and it's never an exciting or funny watch. The dialogs are especially bad and many parts really seem only to be written in order to make a comedic impact instead of being genuinely funny. Underwhelming little movie. Thumbs down.