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Everyone knows or at least suspects that there is a significant difference between film acting and theater acting. Many famous theater actors had issues when they first acted in front of cameras and had to tone down their gestures and facial expressions. Similarly, many film stars completely failed on the theatrical stage. The same difference applies to the adaptation of a subject in a play and a film. Theater can afford much greater exaggeration and stylization, which would look forced or inappropriate in a film. This is exactly what happened with Bedtime Story, which doesn't deny its theatrical origins, and its gags and acting style clearly belong on the stage. All the scenes where one character doesn't see another, etc., are appreciated or accepted by the audience in the theater, but on screen, they look unnatural. However, this film by Krejčík has three top-notch character actors who also possess immense comedic talent, and they give it their all, passing jokes between each other and it's a joy to watch how they provoke each other to achieve maximum performance. Despite this fact, and considering the above, I choose to give this film a lower rating. It's simply too artificial, and it would work much better as a recording of a theater performance. Overall impression: 65%. (31.10.2011)

Ich gehe unheimlich gern ins Theater, interessiere mich für Theaterstücke, Dramatiker, Leistungen im Theater weit ich manchmal mehr zu schätzen und sie sind für mich oft mehr wert als die aus Filmen. Aber manchmal habe ich ein Problem damit, wenn irgendein Theaterstück in Filmform übertragen wird. Ich habe schon mehrmals Enttäuschungen erlebt. In diesem Fall habe ich das ursprüngliche Stück nicht gesehen, doch ich wage zu behaupten, dass meine Bewertung positiver gewesen wäre. Der Film hat mich überhaupt nicht angesprochen, ich habe mich gelangweilt und ihn mehrmals gesehen. Und vielleicht zum ersten Mal hat mir die Leistung von Josef Abrhám überhaupt nicht gefallen, er war mir fast zuwider. (01.04.2014)