Again, a film based on a novel I hadn't even heard of beforehand. But after warming up to this adaption, I'm more than tempted to read it! Director Hallström scores an unusual, wintry and salty gem with a storyline that refuses to take easy ways out and sometimes borders fairy-tale territory. So, low realism factor indeed.
Visually it looks cute & cuddly, but has a much needed rough core of not-so-sweet characters to make it stick out. Great cast and captivating setting. Love that newspaper office milieu! Only quibble: the dead-man-awakening-scene. It doesn't work and is clearly redundant.
7 out of 10 from Ozjeppe
Visually it looks cute & cuddly, but has a much needed rough core of not-so-sweet characters to make it stick out. Great cast and captivating setting. Love that newspaper office milieu! Only quibble: the dead-man-awakening-scene. It doesn't work and is clearly redundant.
7 out of 10 from Ozjeppe