Critic Reviews

While the acting is top-notch, the real star of the film is the script.

Mikkelsen and Kaas are up to the demands of their roles, revealing impressive range and skill.

Macabre, oddly gripping.

Pitch-perfect performances bring it all home, particularly that of Danish leading man Mikkelsen.

Jensen's tone is admirably dry, and the film offers its pleasures through small, writerly details.

A dark comedy whose story is propelled by shock but sustained by issues of love and forgiveness.

Neither rare nor particularly well done. If you're looking for Danish meatballs served on dark wry, though, you could do worse.

Black comedies don't get much darker than this.

The result isn't exactly funny, just profoundly peculiar and even occasionally, unexpectedly poignant.

Will be either a turn-on or turn-off, depending on one's sense of humor.