This was interesting. Cineworld stuck a toe in the water to see if it could capture the market of Polish immigrants into the UK.
And, to be fair, Polish Roulette has been successful enough to be slated for a second week at the cinema in Nottingham.
The chain has also made a big point of saying it has subtitles, so making an extra attempt to lure in other nationalities, including Brits like me.
Thus, yesterday afternoon, sandwiched between the superb Agneepath and the brilliant The Woman In Black, I took in Olaf Lubaszenko's film.
However, I can't say it engaged me nearly as much as the aforementioned movies.
This is a crime caper, set in Poland of 1981 when the Solidarity trade union was first making its presence felt in terms of political dissent.
At the same time, however, the two crooks at the centre of the plot, played by Cezary Pazura and Boris Szyc, are more concerned in getting a fast buck than making too many political points.
Thus, they do get involved in smuggling a Solidarity member into Warsaw and ripping off the security police but their motives are selfish.
There are hints at the likes of In Bruges about the comedy and the early 1980s style is well replicated but I suspect Polish humour about the country's recent past is specialised and I had a regular feeling of missing out on an in joke.
Also, the plot was so convoluted my head started spinning.
There is a neat twist, however, which deserves points and for those of us who remember General Jaruzelswi and the setting up of martial law in Poland will be interested in how that time was perceived through native eyes.
Laughs: One for me
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: One quite explicit scene
Overall rating: 4/10
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