Young lovers, lonely hearts, domineering grandparents, stupid con-artists, cokehead gangsters and flocks of geese make up the world of "Black Cat, White Cat," always accompanied by torrents of music. If loony, generous, dark humor appeals to you, you'll love this wonderful movie.

If you like bizarre humor, this is it! (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Matko Destanov is a crook and a moron and he wants to marry his son Zare to the mob boss Dadan Karambolo's ugly midget of a sister to pay off some old and new debt.
But Zare is really in love with the gypsy girl Ida, who loves him back, but who unfortunately has been promised to Dadan the Mob boss.
At the same time an old Mob boss from a different family with the exotic name Grga Pitic is out on a quest to find a suitable wife to his worthless dreamer of a son, who in turn has declared that he will not marry before he falls in love with a girl on first sight.
Matko's old dad, Zarije, has no intention of letting his son ruin his grandsons life and he has a grand plan to save Zare from marrying the ugly midget, using his accordion....(yes it goes on and on and on....)

Conclusion: No one can claim to have seen a weird, bizarre, totally crazy and mind blowingly far-out movie before they have seen this one. This one truly beats it all. If you are out there looking for something totally and completely different, something you have never even remotely laid your eyes on before, THIS IS IT!

All the stars I can give (Rating: 5.00)
Review : This movie is simply marvellous! A great picture of the Gypsie community and a very joyful and ironic movie... One not to lose for sure!

Blows your mind and then puts it all back together again (Rating: 5.00)
Review : One of the most purely entertaining and recommendable movies I have ever seen, "Black Cat White Cat" is a sensory overload.

Start with the stunning visuals. The ramshackle, anarchic sets are as exotic as have ever been captured on film, somewhere in the same neighborhood as the bar in "Star Wars," the villages in the Mad Max films, and the town from "Welcome to Woop Woop" (that last reference is probably more obscure that "Black Cat White Cat").

The relentless story set against that backdrop is as multifaceted, kinetic, and darkly comic as anything Quentin Tarantino has been associated with, albeit here everything is linear and easy to follow. Not getting into the details -- although it would be fair to call this some sort of a gangster movie -- this film is loaded with storytelling cliches which thankfully breathe new life when set among the gypsies. The plotlines weave together in a logical, satisfying way, although you probably won't catch onto just what all those plots are until late in the game. And the whole time, Kusturica and company move things along with a sense of slapstick comic timing that harks back to the Marx Brothers.

The knockout punch -- indeed, the soul of "Black Cat White Cat" -- is the music. The manic gypsy soundtrack shifts from sweet and melodic to crazed and bombastic, but always with enough of a smirking streak to maintain the film's air of goofy mischief. This is a movie which stays coherent due to the sheer force of its own whimsy. [A side note, since everybody who sees the movie will walk away humming this song: "Pit Bull," the soundtrack's only detour off of gypsy music, is an unlikely pop hit (it was huge in Europe, where people actually SAW this movie) but taken with the film's hilarious and memorable context, it works perfectly. Not so on just the CD soundtrack, however; I found myself needing the disco gangster visual, letting me know that it was Kusturica's synthesis and not just the song that made the moment.] Anyway, this is an excellent soundtrack that begs to be bought, but to the best of my knowledge and experience, it is impossible to find in the US (remember that next time you travel to Europe, and don't forget to look under "Chat Noir Chat Blanc").

All in all, this is a true gift of a movie, and for my money, a better introduction to Emir Kusturica than the more serious (but very good) "Underground." Here, you're pretty much guaranteed a smile on your face -- and maybe the beginning of a beautiful friendship (with the film).

A great introduction to Kusturica's filmmaking. (Rating: 5.00)
Review : For those who don't mind subtitles, this gets my highest recommendation. A chaotic and hilarious look at Yugoslavian Gypsy and gangster life -- lighthearted, not as long and without as much symbolism as UNDERGROUND. A wonderful modern fairy-tale and ideal "primer" for this master filmmaker.

Definitely on my top five list (Rating: 5.00)
Review : This movie is one of my favorites, and definitely one of the best to come out of any country in the last few years. It is absolutely hilarious! I won't go too much into plot -- gangsters, romance, and a uproariously funny ending (and beginning, and middle), plus subtitles that are in a nice yellow so they're easy to read. The music score is great (I wish there was a soundtrack on CD) and the acting is excellent... I have seen two of Kusturica's other movies, and this is by far the best, although the others were very good too. You will not regret buying this movie, and I would recommend it to anyone!