I wasn't blown away like I expected to be but it was still a very good flick. It is a touching story and the young actors were all very convincing. Definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Modysson's work.
Description:Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done *it*. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For dÅmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done *it*. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For different reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own homosexuality.... (more)(less)
"Ok, if you are going to watch a swedish film - watch this one. It is terrific, terribly depressing, but just amazing. The storyline, the characters, everything about it is just magnificent. It´s about two teenage girls who are incredibly different. One is popular and loud, the other kind of a social outcast and extremely shy. There are a lot of unpleasant themes in this film, but in the end - it really shows how companionship is the most important thing. It also really aptly portrays how cruel "
"An honest coming-of-age film that combines its non-exaggerated storyline and performances, with Moodysson's signature minimalism, resulting in a truly adorable, memorable end-product.
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Great coming of age tale, love the way it was shot, love the storyline, sure their is a "lesbian" element to the movie, but just classifying this as a "LGBTQ" movie kinda takes away from it in my opinion, accurate story-telling in this one for the age group (high school)."
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"The ‘90s are well and truly alive in this Swedish drama – not least in the terrible sports fashion, which gives us flashbacks to Byker Grove. Still, the love story is intelligently handled, and Show Me Love features some believably messed up and moody teens."