Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Maz Murdoch (asda-man) It's rare to find a film which manages to disturb and horrify without ever being exploitative or using cheap shock tactics like you'd see in the August Underground movies but Nothing Bad Can Happen manages to do exactly that. I came away from the film feeling drained and disturbed in a way that I haven't felt since Pascal Laugier's Martyrs which should certainly ring alarm bells if you can't handle upsetting subject matters in your films. Although Nothing Bad Can Happen is undoubtedly a superb piece of filmmaking, it's something I wouldn't recommend lightly due to explicit sequences involving abuse of all kinds and cruelty to animals.The film follows the true events surrounding a young self-proclaimed 'Jesus freak' called Tore who happens to have some form of autism which makes him think and act very differently to others. Tore places all of his faith in Jesus Christ and is naively taken in by a truly evil family who take advantage of his absurdly good nature. It's a fascinating meditation on evil in society and the dangers of religion. Despite being a truly gruelling watch, Nothing Bad Can Happen never gratuitously relishes in the violence and is always focused on delivering a powerful message. The fact that these events are true makes the film all the more relevant and important.First-time director Katrin Gebbe shows astonishing confidence behind the camera. Despite the ugly subject matter, the images always try to find beauty and light through the bleakness. There's a hypnotic sense of realism to the whole film which reminded me of Justin Kurzel's equally uncompromising Snowtown. The acting from the unknown cast is similarly impressive, particularly breakout star Julius Feldmeier in the lead who manages to make Tore an engaging and sympathetic main character. Sascha Alexander Gersak also feels toe-curlingly real as the malevolent patriarch determined to break Tore's Holy spirit.You could easily mistake Nothing Bad Can Happen as being the lost film in Lars Von Trier's 'Golden Hearts Trilogy' which correspondingly follows mentally-challenged protagonists as they battle through life's brutal hardships. It's just as tough to watch as seeing Emily Watson getting stoned by feral kids or Bjork dancing through life despite desperately trying to raise enough money for her son's operation. It'll be too much for some people and it does get worse as the film progresses but the reason I watch films is to be moved and provoked by some sort of emotional response. Nothing Bad Can Happen does this in spade loads.This is a haunting piece of work which will bury itself under your skin and stay there long after the credits roll. It's a torturous watch at times but it carries an important message which is extremely relevant to society today. The pacing is very slow at the beginning but it's also immersive and character-focused meaning that it's easy to engage with. There was not one moment where I was bored or distracted in its 110 minute running time. It's a heart-breaking watch which will shake you to your core. A stunning debut but proceed with caution.

dbdumonteil Tore is akin,not only to the pitiful heroine of the remarkable "Kreuzweg" but also to Luis Bunuel's characters of late fifties/early sixties ,Nazarin and Viridiana,in the eponymous works.Both tried to live just as Jesus told in the gospels ,to return good for evil,to turn the other cheek ,and possibly to become a martyr ,because they know that even in the valley of death He will be by their side.Unlike the Spanish genius ,who thought that religion was a nuisance to live with at home,the end of "Tore Tanzt" is ambiguous:perhaps some sunlight does break through on this one;and ,in any event ,the last chapter is called "Hoffnung" (hope);like "Kreuzweg" ,the movie is divided into chapters ,three (faith,love and hope).And as the opening sequence depicts a christening at sea ,Tore's martyrdom ends in a brook .Water epitomizes purity ,the "born again" man,but it is also sin:Tore discovers love while bathing with Benno's ("my trial" says Tore)daughter.When he appears ,Benno is a genial family man as he welcomes Tore in his nice family .Little by little ,he will use his protégé as a punching bag ,not only because the poor lad is in love with his daughter,but because he is a sadistic perverse man ;he epitomizes Satan for a young man with a cherubic face .The movie is not for the squeamish ,by some respect ,it is almost an (intelligent) horror movie: Tore forced to swallow rotten food, raped,beaten to death ,many scenes many viewers will find unbearable .And all this brings us back to Luis Bunuel: Tore's martyrdom amounts to nothing,he converts no one,helps no one :Nazarin ends his unfortunate career between two soldiers ,carrying a pineapple (sexual symbol) and Viridiana is raped by the poor people she tried to help before accepting a menage à trois with her cousin .I urge users interested in Tore's story to watch these two Bunuel classics ;and if it were not enough,the ending recalls another one of the master, "Los Olvidados",in which little boy Pedro 's dead body is thrown on a garbage heapTo write that Frau Gebbe' s work is a must is to state the obvious.in the years to come ,she will be a name to reckon with.Julius Feldmeier and S.A. Gersak give outstanding performances as the angel and the demon ;I recommend it to all my French compatriots, with a strong heart that is.

robert-armon It is amazing how people don't change ! It's about evil and perversion and the Germans are at the best in their comport. One of the scene where the mother helps the father to feed by force Tore, it says something about education, mentality and obedience (blind one !). The most important point of this movie is the collaboration of the adults among themselves, except the daughter which is still young enough to believe in good !I think that this movie is an accusation to German society and its education. It reminds me about an excellent documentary on the Wehrmacht filming crew posted in 1943-44 in Ghetto Warsaw to film Jewish population including the mikveh (ritual immersion in Judaism, the Jewish ritual cleaning bath) with naked women. When asked by the director if it was difficult to film there,the German cameraman replied: Yes, very difficult we didn't have enough light !....

Robert Harding I was shocked to discover this is the debut feature for Katrin Gebbe. 'Nothing Bad Can Happen' is such a sure footed and skillful piece I was expecting a much more experienced director to walk onto stage when I saw the film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.Like any good film should, it drew larger themes from very simple scenarios and characters. The probing, but compassionate investigation of faith, trust and the insidious nature of violence kept me riveted. Though the main characters life would be hard for most people to relate to their own experience, his gentleness and his drive to be included in the world makes him quite universal.Be warned, though the violence in the film is shown quite discretely, the psychological aspect of it is very confronting. That being said I wouldn't want to put anyone off seeing it, there isn't any kind of gratuitous reveling in any of the violence and all necessary for the plot.Gebbe has masterfully constructed a film that illustrates how the horrors of the world stem from the banal jealousies and power plays that we all participate in. Her sensitivity to the dynamics of exploitation and how we treat the vulnerable in society is moving without resorting to sentiment or condescension.I highly recommend this film and wait with anticipation with what Gebbe will come up with next.