Pernilla August gives a very watchable performance as Britt-Marie, but this film seemed to proceed unhindered and uninterestingly from beginning to end. There are no real challenges for Britt-Marie to overcome -- she calmly copes as it appears she always has done. No significant ups and downs and not much expression of emotion.
I suspect it's the screenplay that's at fault. I remember listening to the BBC Radio adaptation of an English translation of the source novel, back in 2017. That adaptation was 2 hours long and featured Pippa Haywood as Britt-Marie and I remember enjoying listening to it. So, it's likely the source novel has much more nuance than this film. Maybe look that out and give this film adaptation a miss?
I suspect it's the screenplay that's at fault. I remember listening to the BBC Radio adaptation of an English translation of the source novel, back in 2017. That adaptation was 2 hours long and featured Pippa Haywood as Britt-Marie and I remember enjoying listening to it. So, it's likely the source novel has much more nuance than this film. Maybe look that out and give this film adaptation a miss?