VoR
Take it or leave it
FINALLY an Oscar film this year that didn't make me want to jump off a bridge!
This is a Danish movie nominated for Best Director and Best Foreign Film - but it should have been in Best Picture and Best Actor for Mads Mikkelsen too.
I really appreciated how even-handed this was. It wasn't all 'alcohol = bad', but it didn't shy away from the darker places it can take a person to as well. And while it definitely had a melancholy feel, there was some really hilarious stuff in the middle, and I found the ending really life-affirming and fun, even if it was (deliberately) ambiguous in terms of how I think it wanted you to feel.
Strong recommend.
This is a Danish movie nominated for Best Director and Best Foreign Film - but it should have been in Best Picture and Best Actor for Mads Mikkelsen too.
I really appreciated how even-handed this was. It wasn't all 'alcohol = bad', but it didn't shy away from the darker places it can take a person to as well. And while it definitely had a melancholy feel, there was some really hilarious stuff in the middle, and I found the ending really life-affirming and fun, even if it was (deliberately) ambiguous in terms of how I think it wanted you to feel.
Strong recommend.