‘Checkout’ Turns Into a Standalone Comic Thriller Worth Revisiting
The hit Kan 11 sitcom "Kupa Rashit" has finally made the leap to the big screen, and the review argues that the result feels like a real movie, not an overextended episode. The film is directed by Kobi Havia, who helmed the show’s last two seasons, and written by Yaniv Zohar and Nadav Frishman with Matan Blumental and Daniel Salgannik. The series itself began in 2018, after starting on Educational Television, and has run for five seasons.
The movie keeps the familiar cast and moves them out of the supermarket’s cash registers and queues into a more cinematic, survival-style plot. The story opens with the murder of one of the characters, whose identity is not revealed, and suspicion falls on Kovyah, Nissim and Anatoli as they flee both the police and the real killers. Ramzi, the obsessive staff member, takes on a Sherlock Holmes-like role and tries to solve the crime. The review notes that this is the second Israeli film in two years to begin with a body in a supermarket, after "Tropikana."
According to the review, the film works because it preserves the sharp writing and the beloved personalities that made the series a success, while also shifting them into a new format. It praises the performances of Noa Koller, Dov Navon, Keren Mor, Yaniv Swissa, Daniel Stegler, Amir Shurush and Yaakov Bodo, and says the movie remains funny without feeling like a cash grab. It also points out that the material still appeals to both adults and children, making it a family viewing choice.
The review places "Kupa Rashit" within a wider trend of successful Israeli TV properties becoming theatrical hits, citing "The Celebration," "The Buzzglos," "Gullstar," "Zehu Ze," and "Let Go of Shuli." It says producer Moshe Aderi sees this as a near-certain formula for success, and notes that the film is expected to be a major hit, with around 100,000 viewers on Israeli Cinema Day. Amir Shurush is singled out as the standout, especially in a birthday-party chase scene, while the review says new characters played by Tzvika Hadar and Dani Steg are not used as well as they could be. Still, the verdict is clear: the film is enjoyable and worth watching again.
