Levski (2015) Reviews

• Sooooo Baaaddd

  ivanovross2016-02-28

  Just watch this movie today and i couldn't stay in silence.First of all i was looking forward to see that movie since it came out.But it end up being one BIG and FAT JOKE. I was watching this movie in pain. All the directing(if i can say this is directing) was awful. Too much jumping from one story to another. When you watch it, you getting so confused. They jump from one year to another from one place to another and they are not even connected.Too many point of views. You don't know who is who in this movie and you cannot follow the story, because THEY'RE NO STORY. Its no screenplay to follow. ITS JUST AWFUL!!! I feel like if i give camera and some money to my nephew, he will do way better than all the Directing team in this movie. Its so bad that iam in shock. Its not even about the history and which side is better. This movie just didn't show anything. But also i feel like this movie is joking with Bulgarian history!!! I feel like that the director was just practicing his effect skills with slow motion and drones. I hope he doesn't make any other movies! Please do yourself a favor and don't watch it.

• Absolutely terrible

  agangov2016-02-28

  This movie has BOLLYWOOD written all over it. An embarrassment, it makes a complete mockery of Bulgarian history. Factually inaccurate, it requires a Phd in history to follow the hundreds of characters that drift in and out of focus, but what's worse is that the even its delusional message is poorly delivered. Fragmented, with too many ideas presented in too few scenes, awful lot of tangents and the director is part of the cast. Do you need more? The soundtrack is tacky and over the edge. Far worse than the cheapest Bollywood production. Please, do not form any opinions on Bulgarian history or culture based on this absolutely awful movie.

• Not what I expected from this film

  kostadinov_achi2016-03-14

  When I saw Maxim Genchev's Levski I was disappointed and I wanted this film to be over as soon as possible... I can't say I hated it, but I can't say I loved it or enjoyed it. While I was watching it I didn't feel anything... I didn't care about this film. The only positive thing I can say about this film is that they tried to make a film about Levski which is a positive thing, but after those 3 and a half hours I was so empty. I just wasted my precious time... There were a lot of unnecessary scenes which just didn't felt that they were in their places. My rating is: 1/4 stars

• The Best of Best

  nikolaekalchev2016-09-04

  If you think of it as a parody of patriotic historical films This is one of the best Bulgarian comedy I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece of humor. And a pioneer in new eastern European parodying, which is very rear in are society nowadays. Most memorable of all characters are Plachkov's Levski and Genchev's Moham Bey really fun and demented personalities. I think they represented well the director's vision that He probably doesn't have and He probably did it only to capitalizing from the shared patriotic view of many Bulgarians who donated 1 500 million to his great cause. Or maybe He is just a shitty actor. Everything is plausible. None the less this is a hilarious movie in my eyes.

• Great movie for one of the greatest!

  marinanikova2015-12-27

  The movie is one of the best I've seen lately. It concerns one the greatest persons not only in Bulgarian, but in world history. One of the Ottomans, who sentenced Vasil Levski to death said: "This man hasn't lived to die, he dies to live!" And he lives and will live forever! The film financing was mostly from donations. Bulgarians all over the world were collecting money for over 3 years so the movie could become reality. The story is based on pure history (except 2-3 scenes Hollywood western style), that's why it may not be liked in Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Macedonia, for example, but this is the truth and no one can deny it. All these countries were against Bulgaria, despite the fact that Bulgarian voluntaries were participating in Greek, Serbian and Macedonian liberation wars against Ottomans. There was a campaign against the movie and his creator, Mr. Maxim Genchev, paid by some NGOs in Bulgaria. That's why I am sure that even some people that haven't watch the movie voted for it with 1 or 2. Which is so pity! Not surprised the bad reviews are written by non- Bulgarians.