6/10
Was great til about halfway...
9 May 2023
Great storyline, Tom Hanks delivers well and fills the role quite well. The character development is well-paced, not rushed, but also humorous enough throughout that it doesn't feel drawn out. Found myself laughing many times, as the situational happenings were quite funny even though you could pretty easily predict what was going to happen. Unfortunately, Hollywood does, what Hollywood does, and is forced to inject their identity ideology agenda about halfway, which derails the rest of the movie. Up until that point, this movie was going to get at least an 8 or a 9, though I did see many reviews praising the Swedish original, "A Man Called Ove". Maybe that one will spare us, and I'll be able to enjoy the second half without being propagandized at.
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