“East is East” is a movie with a great balance between humour and drama. I admit, especially in the first part, a few scenes might be too sentimental and don’t really seem to fit (the music just supports this effect). That kind of forced sentimentality is generally something I don’t appreciate in films. But apart from this there’s nothing I can critisize about it. The situations and emotions are very authentic and the actors all do a great job. And from the beginning to the end it’s amazing to see how (mostly ribald) gags are implemented everywhere throughout the movie, that actually has a quite serious plot:

ein bischen größer würde ich hier besser finden für zu Hause. Aber im Büro ist es dann gerade richtig.