Lukas Moodysson has a lot to live up to after "Fucking Åmål"/"Show Me Love". That film is one of the biggest Swedish movie successes in the 1990s. Judging from how well "Tillsammans" has been received by both critics and audience, Moodysson's latest film will probably do as well at the box office in Sweden as "Fucking Åmål" did.
I certainly enjoyed the film. After walking out of the theatre there were many scenes that just kept popping into mind, and still do many hours afterwards. First of all, it's a great cast. Can anyone go wrong with Shanti Roney (granted, his wig is absolutely ridiculous and he looks like Jonathan in "Bröderna Lejonhjärta") and Michael Nyqvist in the same film? Don't think so, and it has worked once before in "Vägen ut". The rest of the cast is also great, and Moodysson proves once again that he really has a hand with young actors. The story is also very interesting and funny and sad, and the characters... wonderful. However, to me it seemed to drag at times (not very often though) and the film should have been shorter.
Overall, though, "Tillsammans" is a great film -- although not as good as "Fucking Åmål" according to me -- and I certainly hope that Moodysson will keep making films since he really is brilliant. (7/10)
I certainly enjoyed the film. After walking out of the theatre there were many scenes that just kept popping into mind, and still do many hours afterwards. First of all, it's a great cast. Can anyone go wrong with Shanti Roney (granted, his wig is absolutely ridiculous and he looks like Jonathan in "Bröderna Lejonhjärta") and Michael Nyqvist in the same film? Don't think so, and it has worked once before in "Vägen ut". The rest of the cast is also great, and Moodysson proves once again that he really has a hand with young actors. The story is also very interesting and funny and sad, and the characters... wonderful. However, to me it seemed to drag at times (not very often though) and the film should have been shorter.
Overall, though, "Tillsammans" is a great film -- although not as good as "Fucking Åmål" according to me -- and I certainly hope that Moodysson will keep making films since he really is brilliant. (7/10)