One Word Movie

Fucking Åmål

Åmål is a wee town in Sweden. It's not outstandingly boring, just averagely boring, which is even worse, it cannot even distinguish itself through the medium of tedium (unlike Pitsea, for instance). Strangely enough, the Åmål tourist board website makes no mention of the film. Anyway, the film is a little bit about teenage lesbians, but it's mostly about growing up somewhere shit and not even wanting to fit in.

It's the first film by Lukas Moodysson, who made Together, one of my favourite movies ever ever ever. And while it's not quite as good, you can see that it's the work of the same bloke. There is the same lovely nuanced storytelling, and all the characters are rounded out. You think the dad character's going to err on the side of niceness to the extent of being a bit of a dick, for instance, and he is, but you can see he's quite a cool dad as well. Everyone is like that, I reckon you could make a film about any of the characters. The end feels a bit idealised, but that's the film's only dalliance with uncoolness.

It's not one for the pervo brigade. And anyway, it looks like Lukas Moodysson shot it using his mobile phone. Definitely worth checking out anyway, this film is good. In England it is called Show me Love but I think prefer the other title.

I am sorry if this review is a bit shit, I was out with Dave last night and we got absolutely battered.

posted by Chairman Peyote @ 11:12 AM