Summary: a man fresh out of prison needs the help of his mentally unwell brother in order to help him find money he buried long ago.
It was during our time at the Mediterrane Film Festival that we saw this and, it was a deeply mixed film. One the one hand it was heart warming in places and had a number of funny jokes, the comedy mostly landed. However, on the other the central character is deeply unlikeable and the film tends to stray too far into the abyss sometimes. One understands it’s a dark comedy film however it must be stated that when this film gets dark it gets really dark.
Mads Mikkelsen shines as Manfred or John Lennon a man with DID, and is the emotional soul of the film you do empathise with him and believe the characters struggle.
Overall, a funny if depressing film.
3.5/5
Pros.
It’s funny
There are heartwarming moments
It is well paced
Mikkelsen
Cons
It is depressing
There are tonal inconsistencies
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