A good movie

15 years ago, I saw ‘Festen’ in the theater and, instantly, it became one of my favorite movies. I have re-watched it recently and it is still an amazing picture. Ever since, I have tried to follow Thomas Vinterberg’s career but he hasn’t been really productive and his other movies have been pretty obscure. This recent effort is a pretty good example. Even though I loved ‘Festen’, it was a very tough watch, one of the most heartbreaking movies I have ever seen and this flick was also pretty bleak and quite relentless in his portray of human misery. Basically, it starts with two very young boys neglected by their alcoholic mother and, on top of that, they had to take care of their baby brother. Eventually, it goes all very sour, becoming a huge traumatic experience for those boys and the rest of the movie displayed how messed up they have become, each in their own way. Honestly, the whole thing was really depressing and it didn’t work out as well as ‘Festen’ which was better constructed in my opinion. Still, Vinterberg remains a skilled director and the actors were really good as well. To conclude, even though it wasn’t really amazing, it remains a solid drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10