The Finnish icon Hannele Lauri oozes all the charm and energy that she's ever had. Her character steps into the shoes of a famous entertainer who is suggested to adapt the tactics of today's younger artists. Thus meaning, publish songs about wrinkles in her face. Writer director Johanna Vuoksenmaa steers her baby into pregnancy substitute comedy waters, using high quality cameos and cleverly letting her camera say what words couldn't. The production value peeks during the characters' awkward impregnation attempts. Here the great movie you mostly just see between the lines blooms up fully. Big chunks of it is overshadowed by a hostile verbal delivery tone.
2 Reviews
Funny Finnish film.
mbakkel23 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
"70 is just a number" (2021, Finland). Director: Johanna Voksenmaa. Main actors: Hanneli Lauri, Mikko Nousialainen, Miisa Palander and Marja Packalén.
I couldn't sleep one night and happened to see this film. I am very critical of films and particularly critical of comedies. "70 is just a number" is hilarious and I have not laughed so hard in a long time.
The three actresses do a formidable job, but I especially liked Palander in the role of the red-haired and plump Shanella.
Self-centered and vain pop diva Seija Kuula is about to turn 70, but hates when people point out her age. Strong make-up and countless wigs make her look younger. The much younger musician Lauri offers to write a song for her, and they sleep with each other already on the first night. It turns out that Lauri's mother, Mirre, is Seija's old friend. She is only ten months older than Seija. Mirre tells Seija that she has to break up with her son, because he wants a child. She also says that he divorced his wife because she did not want a child.
Seija suggests that her overweight stylist Shanella, 43, should become the mother of his child. Seija imagines that it will happen through artificial insemination and is concerned when Shanella wants it the real way.
I couldn't sleep one night and happened to see this film. I am very critical of films and particularly critical of comedies. "70 is just a number" is hilarious and I have not laughed so hard in a long time.
The three actresses do a formidable job, but I especially liked Palander in the role of the red-haired and plump Shanella.
Self-centered and vain pop diva Seija Kuula is about to turn 70, but hates when people point out her age. Strong make-up and countless wigs make her look younger. The much younger musician Lauri offers to write a song for her, and they sleep with each other already on the first night. It turns out that Lauri's mother, Mirre, is Seija's old friend. She is only ten months older than Seija. Mirre tells Seija that she has to break up with her son, because he wants a child. She also says that he divorced his wife because she did not want a child.
Seija suggests that her overweight stylist Shanella, 43, should become the mother of his child. Seija imagines that it will happen through artificial insemination and is concerned when Shanella wants it the real way.
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