Ready, Steady, Ommm!

Ready, Steady, Ommm!

Directed by Oliver Rihs

Produced by Zodiac Pictures

201394 min5.1 / 10

A lighthearted slapstick comedy about a pacifist yoga teacher thrust into military boot camp chaos, built on fish-out-of-water humor and the clash between counterculture and institutional rigidity.

Alex and his girlfriend Anna have a problem: Anna couldn't be more pregnant, and neither can find an affordable flat. The only one who can help is Anna's father, Commander Reiker, a sweet but screwy military man who owns an empty house. Reiker, however, to whom the Swiss Army means everything, has problems of his own: how can Switzerland, nation of fabled warriors that even exports its troops to protect the Pope, maintain its fear-inspiring reputation with all the cost-cutting measures? The Army is being forced to save, to restructure, and to take itself seriously. To prevent his ramshackle troops from being axed, Reiker urgently needs help. And just about anyone will do. Like his future son-in-law Alex, the least capable man one could imagine. As a yoga teacher, house-husband and pacifist, Alex has what it takes to be discharged, not put in charge. The pact he concludes with Reiker will not only shake up the Swiss Army, but also Alex's relationship with Anna...

Questions people ask

  • Is Ready, Steady, Ommm! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Does Ready, Steady, Ommm! end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Ready, Steady, Ommm! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ready, Steady, Ommm! sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Ready, Steady, Ommm! violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ready, Steady, Ommm!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ready, Steady, Ommm!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ready, Steady, Ommm!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ready, Steady, Ommm!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ready, Steady, Ommm!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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