Review of A Man Called Ove (2015) by Dawdlingpoet — 21 Nov 2021
I thought this film was quite well done. I have read the novel its based on and I recognised most of what happened from my recollections of the book. Its a bit like a Scandinavian version of Victor Meldrew from the BBC sitcom One Foot In The Grave - Ove is a decent guy who has had a slightly tough past but he comes across as quite snippy and oaf-ish, although he's more likeable than would first appear. It certainly has a sentimental aspect, although it is seemingly quite bleak certainly at the start. As a trigger warning, it does show preparations for suicide attempts, which may upset some, so bare that in mind. I thought the main character was very well portrayed by the actor Rolf Lassgard.
It may feature some dark comedy, undoubtedly, but it also felt like quite a re-assuring film and I thought it was well done. Also, here is one short line of dialogue I remember, that made me smile (it was said by Ove himself, responding to someone complaining about him near his house):-.
'old man? im not your old man, **** - im angry man!' heh!. The film is in Swedish but if your ok with subtitles (or, of course, understand Swedish) then I would definitely recommend it.
This review of A Man Called Ove (2015) was written by Dawdlingpoet on 21 Nov 2021.
A Man Called Ove has generally received positive reviews.
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