I've seen a few movies at the Stockholm Film Festival. Here's
the list and brief comments.
Links are to IMDB:
The Piano Tuner
of Earthquakes - lovely cinematography in a dreamlike scenery.
Unfortunately rather dull and pointless.
The Myth - Well,
it's Jackie Chan, and he does his thing. It's entertainment,
nothing more, nothing less.
Edmond - This is
an adaptation of a play, which shows in the long dialogue
sequences. It's about a white upper-middle class man who totally
loses it and goes on a rampage. Comparisons with Falling Down are
unavoidable, but Edmond is the more interesting of the two.
Storm - This is
an odd mix of dark sci-fi, Stockholm comedy, and social realism.
Think of it like a mix of The Matrix, Vuxna människor and
Fucking Åmål.
Someone on IMDB mentioned that you get the feeling that the
directors tries to cram every movie idea they have into one film,
which is a good description. Still, it is very enjoyable, though
not very coherent. What's most interesting is that a film like this
got made, which is very promising for the future of Swedish film.
Enough with the Beck movies now please!