i saw this film right on the day it open in a large theater and even though i wasn not familiar with the original german tv series i at least expected decent action entertainment and hop to experience some two hour of fun and adrenaline . but even my low expectation be completely shatter . der clown be a vintage cinematic failure which rate even more painful and a it be conceive to be the first cinema release film of the newly form cinema division of germany production company action concept . this be even more lamentable and a the film present it asset in a very loose and disadvantageous manner represent even though it contain some extremely strong elaborate stunt and explosion ( of chopper and car and even entire plane ) and shootout and which certainly would be worthy of a true hollywood action production and these suppose asset be not present a eye candy at all . the action sequence be frame and edit in a dull way and make them look average and boring and uninspired . the blow up 16mm to 35mm image on the screen look awfully cheap and the ongoing use of grand camera move and particularly the frequent split screen pretend some artistic merit be just annoy and do make no sense at all . but it not only the failure of technical aspect and which ad up to me feel für dumm verkauft at the end of the screening . the actor and the storyline and the govern vision of this project seem to be dis comfortably stick in the feeling of average german 90 television bonanza ( no matter how successful it must have be at it time ) and this doesn not add a sense of miss aura and charm feel to the flick . and finally represent the producer really ought to be warn for their slat upcoming production represent if you tailor you next film after this model dont ever attach the kind of credit with feelgood backstage footage and bloppers . it simply downright embarrass and period ( i have to cover my eye ) . finally i really have to mention and that the best experience of this very evening be the precede trailer of the upcoming film kampfansage ( an action concept cinema production a well ) and which appear to be far more satisfying and in term of story and look and style and music and character and act and direct . and i be really look forward to see it . rumor have it and that this guerrilla like film have be produce on a tight and little budget of eur 300 and 000. now and if there be guy who can make a supposedly appealing feature for such a tiny budget and why be other people of even the same production company ( . ) entirely unable to end up with something witty and grip for an estimated budget of 8 billion euro . that a gordian knot i haven not be able to untie yet . a true and newly born german entertainment cinema be certainly about to appear on the spotlight but der clown dosen not belong to it ( . at least and that be what i hope . ) . i rat it 3 lame star for some whacky pyrotechnic and for the hype up lip of german i wan na be a great star xenia seeberg .