You want dark comedy? Well, here it is. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen comes a comedy so poker-faced delivered that the audience has to reassure themselves that it's a comedy before a good guffaw. No wonder, with a plot involving a neo-nazi having to serve his parole in a country-side church along with a Pakistani with a penchant for thieving and an obese alcoholic ex-tennis player, one could easily mistake this film as a euro-drama. Characterization here is top notch as the audience is motivated to empathize with characters that do not necessarily deserve such, but at the end will inspire audience to look over the almost pedestrian ending. Acting here is brilliant, leads Thomsen and Mikkelsen with sparkling chemistry as the former tries to grab control of the institution while the other literally prefers to turn the other cheek. Only drawback would be its last 5 minutes as the film tries in vain to wrap everything up in a nice package sans the loose ends. A rich comedy that doesn't rely on caricatures and stereotypes but rather on real people with almost surreal situations, it's a movie that deserves multiple viewings.
Ännu en sån där film om en person som vägrar se det grymma och onda och istället färgar allt i godhet. Precis som i Don Juan de Marco eller Livet är underbart. Vissa kanske kallar det för att ljuga, men jag ser det som en gåva.
Another great piece of danish cinema! Dark, odd, ambiguous - like any film from that nation. A very stylized and even entertaining film, that breaks away from the Dogme rules.
A hillarious film, gradually developing from a Bergmanesque story into utter absurd. That's what happens when theological questions are answered by someone with a sense of humor
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