Anders Thomas Jensen is an incredibly talented screenwriter: he already wrote more than 50 works (among short and featured movies) and if you go through his catalogue you'll find a huge variety of subjects, with very few or no repetitions at all... a kind of genius.
His movies are always catching and full of wonder: were he American, he would have probably already won a couple of oscars (as the greatest, such as Woody Allen or Billy Wilder did...) for Best Original Screenplay, instead of the lousy Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film he got 25 years ago.
Despite my evident admiration, the present title was not one of his best: the story is terrific (as always) but somehow sweetened and although the characters are (as always) interesting and endearing, they lack their usual proper substance. And the ending was a missed opportunity for such a talented writer. In other words: a very good movie but not a masterpiece. At least on my humble opinion.
That said.. let's be clear: my rating is 9. Most writers can only dream of writing a movie like this and if this is your first Anders Thomas Jensen film, I think you'll love it.
Enjoy.
His movies are always catching and full of wonder: were he American, he would have probably already won a couple of oscars (as the greatest, such as Woody Allen or Billy Wilder did...) for Best Original Screenplay, instead of the lousy Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film he got 25 years ago.
Despite my evident admiration, the present title was not one of his best: the story is terrific (as always) but somehow sweetened and although the characters are (as always) interesting and endearing, they lack their usual proper substance. And the ending was a missed opportunity for such a talented writer. In other words: a very good movie but not a masterpiece. At least on my humble opinion.
That said.. let's be clear: my rating is 9. Most writers can only dream of writing a movie like this and if this is your first Anders Thomas Jensen film, I think you'll love it.
Enjoy.