Berlinale 2018: Thomas Stuber's 'In the Aisles' is a Bitter Sweet Comedy

There’s nothing like an entertaining romantic comedy to instill some warmth and hope in the hearts of all those hopeless romantics out there. In the Aisles, also titled In den Gängen, is a German romantic comedy that was one of the final films to premiere at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival. Set mostly at one of those big box, bulk items stores like Costco, the film is about a quiet, hard-working new employee who falls for one of the other employees. It’s a simple romance, but oh so sweet, as sweet as a bar of delicious dark chocolate – meaning there’s a tiny bit of bitterness to it, but it’s still satisfying. I kind of loved this film, it wanders a bit, but there’s something nice about it that made me feel enticed and entranced by its awkward German charm. ›››

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