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greennui
Some of it hit really close to home. Fantastic film.smokeandmirrors
LOVE IT. never seen so many sad faces leaving the movie theater thoughTorgo
Excellent film. The Dardenne brothers would be proud of it.Uruloki
Indeed. Best Norwegian film I've seen by a mile.VBPereira
one of the best movies i've watched all year.edward5
not as good as malle's Le feu folletdevilsadvocado
Reflecting on the storyline a couple of days later and I can appreciate this one more than I was able to at the time of viewing.The film opens up with a fantastic voice-over/snapshot montage of Oslo and the viewer is tickled by all sorts of ideas about what kind of movie this may end up becoming (there even seemed to be some hint of a realistic sci-fi premise). Unfortunately, none of these initial enchantments manifest as we gradually realize this is just another one of the many walking and talking/one night in the life of boring and maudlin human dramas. The main criticism of these sorts of films is that the emotion is so plastered on, usually via long conversations in the park, meaningful silent staring contests, downward glances, yadda yadda... I really can't stand movies like that.
Like I said though, upon reflection I'm able to concede to some of the better points this film contains. It is quite poignant in how raw this guy's soul is laid, and anyone who's suffered from depression I think can recognize the authenticity with which the "rock bottomness" of the character's life is portrayed. I also felt it was quite genuine in how they captured the emotional dynamics of the social demise which often takes place in one's late 20s/early 30s. Belonging to this demographic myself, this did strike a chord.
The only other inauthentic aspect that I found (apart from the heavy-handed emotional push and pull between characters) was the scene where the older dudes hook up with the young uni chicks and go nudie swimming. I won't go into why that whole chapter rubbed me the wrong way because I've already written too much, but let's just say it was in poor taste and incongruent with what transpires afterwards.
Cippenham
Terrible film. The Dardenne brothers would be ashamed of it.