Review of Tears of April (2008) by Miikka H — 14 Sep 2008
Tears of April is an interesting and original "love story" set in the end of Finnish civil war. The film is unconventional and sometimes even poetic. Like in most of the projects by Aku Louhimies, there is also rugged and harsh scenes but they don't deal with the war battles as much as other mental and physical violence.
The plot is a bit rambling and the ending is cheesy in a Spielberg style, but otherwise this is quite strong cinema and sentimentality is cut to minimum.
Acting is average, but the main couple delivers nice performances. Compared to the huge disappoinment of the previous film about this subject ("Raja 1918" last autumn), Tears of April succeeds quite well.
This review of Tears of April (2008) was written by Miikka H on 14 Sep 2008.
Tears of April has generally received mixed reviews.
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