An average movie

With only 49 viewers on IMDb, it might be the most obscure movie I have seen so far. However, even if it was really obscure, since it was directed by Lasse Hallström and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I had never heard of Gyllene Tider before and, while watching the damned thing, it seemed that it was mostly popular with young Swedish girls going from 12 to 16 years. However, it was apparently one of the biggest Swedish bands ever. Concerning their music, I have to admit that that it was technically not bad at all, even pretty catchy. Indeed, during the first notes, I thought it could be actually really good, at least, more than ABBA which is fine but not really my thing. However, as soon as they started to sing, I’m afraid they lost me. Eventually, I didn’t care much about the singing and it’s probably exclusively for Swedish speakers. Of course, pretty much like everyone else back in the 80’s, in spite of what my wife might argue, they looked pretty cheesy, especially the lead singer’s hairdo. By the way, I discovered afterwards that, Per Gessle, the lead singer, would manage later on some major international success with Roxette so the guy definitely had some skills. There were also some interviews but those were so flat and barely informative, it was really a missed opportunity. The only interesting bit was when they tackled the fact that they had such a clean image, much more than your average rock’n roll band. Anyway, to conclude, even if I might never listen to this band ever again, it was still a decent watch, even if it is worth a look probably only for the fans. 

6/10