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Police Beat (2005)
This is such a wonderful movie I can't believe it.
I couldn't agree more with the reviewer before me. This is such a wonderful movie I can't believe it. I just saw it at the Stockholm Film Festival and it is the best movie of the 7 I have seen yet. I think it really speaks to us here in Sweden since Seattle seems to have common scenery and weather. The sort of dry, low-key humor in this movie is as stated before hilarious.
This movie is about nothing, but still about everything. It deals mostly with Z's (the main characters) worries about his girlfriend who has gone camping with a male friend. It takes you trough a wide spectrum of feelings and this movie really got to me. The scene were Z calls is answering machine and hears the message from his girlfriend, explaining why she hasn't called made me feel so...well... completely at ease with myself, and that dark, cold and rainy evening in Stockholm got so much better.
So, go see this film since we need to acknowledge directors like this. I bet you won't be disappointed.
Storm (2005)
Surprised in a good way.
I just came home from the the first screening of this movie at the Stockholm Film Festival and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I normally despise new Swedish movies, but since the directors of this movie had claimed they wanted to try something rather different from what we are used to I decided to give it a shot. What is there to say, this is the best Swedish film I have seen (recent made movies that is). The acting is great, but the film at some times get almost amusing when the actors start spitting one-liners that doesn't fit the Swedish language. The story isn't the most original ever but it is performed well, except for the comic book cut scenes which I found very disturbing. The camera-work is superb and the directors has probably looked at films like Seven, Fight Club, Memento and perhaps even Britney Spears video for her song Toxic ^__^. So please, show the movie makers in Sweden that we as an audience is ready for something else than relation based nature romantic dramas with bad acting. Go see it!
Inhyeongsa (2004)
Great film with huge entertainment value.
I couldn't disagree more with those who says this is a lousy movie. Me and my friend went to see it during the Stockholm film festival and this was actually one of my favorite movies during the festival. Dolls being used in horror movies aren't something new but I haven't seen that many movies were it has been as well carried out as it is in this movie. The atmosphere, the setting, the actors, the camera-work.. everything is just beautiful. And they really work well with each other. Now if you expect this film to be another Grudge or Ring then you probably won't like it. But if your out for a good, stylized scare then it's perfect. Even though it's pretty predictable and at some times laughable I still recommend this to anyone who likes horror flicks. Go see it. Now.