No Pressure is a Polish comedy starring Anna Szymańczyk, Anna Seniuk, Mateusz Janicki and Artur Barciś. It is directed by Bartosz Prokopowicz.
Ever watched a film about a city dweller who rediscovers their life when they return to their hometown? Even if your job has nothing to do with cinema, you’ve likely seen a few and, it’s possible, another one might seem repetitive to you.
Or maybe not, after all, Christmas happens every year and it seems to be quite a hit.
Plot
A city girl returns to her hometown to attend her grandmother’s funeral. Everything goes awry when she finds out her grandmother isn’t dead, and it’s all a ruse to get her to take over the family farm full of many, many animals.
About the movie
It probably sounds familiar: the girl, as soon as she arrives at the village, meets a handsome guy who, at first, doesn’t impress her much but, as the scenes progress, that beautiful, rural feeling called love starts to bloom in her heart.
Then of course, there are the animals: newborn goats, puppies, ducks, and delightful people with simple customs who take life easy.
Do you think our heroine will manage to adapt to her new farm life? Well, perhaps all this suspense might give you a heart attack (or not), but what’s certain is that “No Pressure” is a perfect movie for those who value rural life over the hustle of a big city, and believe that, no matter how much things change, not even artificial intelligence can change their lives, with solid traditions passed down from parents to children.
“No Pressure” is a simple movie, the kind that writes itself, so filled with clichés and such scant character development that it’s not worth even considering. A movie that is exactly as it should be, born simply because now was the time for a rural movie like this, and these movies are cost-effective and profitable.
It doesn’t have to be original, it can’t be original because if the tradition is changed, the film might be too sophisticated. It is, above all, a movie aimed to appeal to those who consider sophistication somewhat stupid.
There is an audience for everything, and today, on this beautiful Wednesday, Netflix brings us this movie that, if anything, is not very sophisticated.
But it’s full of love for tradition and nature, which is not bad at all.
Enjoy!
