Danish cinema has made some impressive films in the past and while, The Promised Land is no where my favorite Danish movie, it certainly is one of the most gorgeous looking one I have seen in awhile.
Filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel created A Royal Affair which I thought was pretty good. Unfortunately his work a The Dark Tower was pretty awful but luckily, this new movie is big improvement as it showcases Arcel's talents on the direction, narrative and the characters. Throughout, the camerawork is gorgeous and many of the costumes, sound designs and the effects are well-done as it helped captured the time era and the setting. Many of the themes of fight aganist greed, cruelty, land ownership, landscapes, people, and other themes on the western genre are well explored. All of the performances are pretty great as Mads Mikkelsen and Amanda Collin provided the best performance throughout.
The narrative is pretty interesting, although a few writing concepts that felt a bit predictable. I personally enjoyed the characters but I felt some of the other characters could have been explored a little more on certain levels of development. The soundtrack is great, the dialogue is well-written and the pacing, while a few slow moments, is pretty good as I didn't feel bored throughout observing the movie.
Overall, It's a good film from Denmark and it's great to see Arcel getting a new chance with a better film.
Filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel created A Royal Affair which I thought was pretty good. Unfortunately his work a The Dark Tower was pretty awful but luckily, this new movie is big improvement as it showcases Arcel's talents on the direction, narrative and the characters. Throughout, the camerawork is gorgeous and many of the costumes, sound designs and the effects are well-done as it helped captured the time era and the setting. Many of the themes of fight aganist greed, cruelty, land ownership, landscapes, people, and other themes on the western genre are well explored. All of the performances are pretty great as Mads Mikkelsen and Amanda Collin provided the best performance throughout.
The narrative is pretty interesting, although a few writing concepts that felt a bit predictable. I personally enjoyed the characters but I felt some of the other characters could have been explored a little more on certain levels of development. The soundtrack is great, the dialogue is well-written and the pacing, while a few slow moments, is pretty good as I didn't feel bored throughout observing the movie.
Overall, It's a good film from Denmark and it's great to see Arcel getting a new chance with a better film.