"Best(e) Chance" is a German German-language movie from 2014, so this one will have its 5th anniversary two years from now, maybe less depending on when you read the review. This is the third film from a series of films that started back in 2007 and while it only took one year to make the sequel, there was a gap of six years between films 2 and 3. Several core cast members returned for this film just like director Rosenmüller and writer Michalke. This also includes actresses Sturm and Thomass, who are in the center of the trilogy. And just like in the first film, Thomass is pretty much only a supporting player, even if the reasons are entirely different. Her minimal screen time here is probably due to the fact of how popular she became and that she simply did not have the time to be half of the film like she was in the first movie. I always liker it if stars return to projects they worked on before they became big, but if it is handled like in this 100-minute movie, then it may have been better if they simply hadn't added a third chapter in my opinion. Nonetheless the story about Sturm's character finding spiritual happiness in India wasn't too bad and I also must say that I felt Sturm was really acting badly in films 1 and (especially) 2 and in this one here, she is clearly improved. The general idea of Jo and Kati not having any screen time together is fairly interesting, but honestly the explanation that their friendship is strong enough that great distances don't matter is not good enough for me. Honestly, Thomass' plot all in all added absolutely nothing for me and had she been left out the film, there would have been no decrease in quality with the exception of course that she belongs in this franchise. However, her plot back in Bavaria was entirely pointless and insignificant from start to finish so that you could almost be glad she was so underrepresented. We will see if this one is the final installment of the series. At 1 hours and 40 minutes it is the longest at roughly 10 minutes more than the two previous films. As for the overall quality, it is better than the pretty bad second film, but that doesn't mean it was a good watch by any means. "Forgettable" fits nicely if you had to describe it in one word. On par with the first, so I give this one a thumbs-down, but no need to give a recommendation here as you can decide very well for yourself after watching the first and maybe second if you want to keep going with this trilogy.
