A Man Called Ove Film Review
A remake of the 2015 swedish film.
A man called ove film review. A moving and funny tale of a suicidal swedish mechanic being helped by his pregnant persian neighbour. Ove is altogether more carl fredricksen from up than victor meldrew though and it s not just that he lacks meldrew s loquaciousness. Starting out with a bracing off kilter wryness ove moves steadily and disappointingly toward the crowd pleasing center. There s a shocking death early on that haunts him and us and he is the recipient of several slights by higher ups at work and in the government.
A man called ove feels only like a simulation of that kind of affection it gives us glimpses of beauty but misspends it on phoniness and mawkishness treating human emotion like a worn out. A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A funny feel good piece that is safe and agreeable and nothing more. A man called ove review tiresome tale of an old grump 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars.
A man called ove review black comedy with a big heart 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Like the film itself these moments succeed in being not very funny not very sad not very believable. It is also a comical and entertaining account of a man called ove and his peculiar ways an honest man with strict principles who abhors the men in white shirts that have omgosh what a wonderful novel. A man called ove s winsome sincerity and rolf lassgård s affectingly flinty performance in the title role keep it from succumbing to excess sentimentality.