8/10
Quirky, mellow, good entertainment
14 June 2015
I think this movie was made to be entertaining, not to shed a light on some boring ass subject, like a lot of Norwegian movies. It's part of the new wave of Norwegian movies, that dare to be entertaining, first and foremost. Instead of being serious or artsy, or like a play. It is sort of, very typical Norwegian, at the same time it's not.

En Ganske Snill Mann is a mellow, quirky, quite entertaining little thing. It has a lot of silence, which is rather pleasant. Also has some embarrassing, awkward parts.

It has some interesting and strange characters, like Bjørn Flobergs character and his gang, they are weird and fun to watch. Stellan Skarsgård himself is also great, of course. I always like seeing Nordic actors with many English-speaking roles under their belt, speaking their native language. Swedish is also such a fun language.

There's some action in here, rather light, but some. There is one violent scene in particular that is really cool. The build up is great, very nicely done.
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