"From the Academy Award winning director of In A Better World" comes Love Is All You Need. This Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier, and written by Anders Thomas Jensen. Hairdresser Ida finds her husband cheating on her. Later, she flies to Italy to attend her daughter's wedding where she falls in love with the groom's father.
The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Paprika Steen, and Bodil Jørgensen. The lead actors outshine a predictable script in this Danish/Italian romantic comedy. However, it's appallingly implausible. Lowlighted by a total lack of chemistry between Thompson and Brosnan. Brosnan and Dyrholm make a charming couple. But their best efforts can't save Jensen's weak script, which Bier also directed, clumsily. Despite Brosnan and Dyrholm's inherent likability and natural chemistry, the two actors end up feeling more like old friends than a sizzling romantic item. Dyrholm and Brosnan really are fine romantic foils. They deserve a better movie to trade barbs in. They deserve better barbs to trade. How to Steal a Million it's not - Brosnan sleepwalks through his dialogue, and there's at least one unforgivable James Bond reference - but the film is too sunny and self-effacing to be truly toxic. Dyrholm is one of those rarities who shines in just about anything. Her crack timing enlivens even her worst lines.
This discordant rom-com comedy has all the charm of a lobotomized poodle; fluffy and without all the necessary faculties to function. It's only the twinkle-eyed self-parody of former Bond Brosnan that makes this dire Danish rom-com remotely watchable. It is an underwhelming and forgettable endeavor that squanders the efforts of its charismatic leads. Unlike its title, this film is not all you need. Alas, there are no sparks. There is no excitement. Hopkins' clumsy script simply bumbles its way past plot holes into predictabilities. Most everything about this movie is predictable within the first few minutes. Seeing the film is a lot like going on a rather pedestrian cruise but having a smashing couple that you look forward to seeing at dinner every night. A romantic comedy as painfully unfunny as a sock in the jaw. The film, which feels like something made back in the late 1960s or early '70s, is so relentlessly silly it's hard to watch without a lot of eye-rolling. Manages to be excruciatingly unfunny despite the presence of Brosnan and Dyrholm in the lead roles. Neither the Brosnan charm nor the Dyrholm pedigree can save a movie that's embarrassing to all involved. The jokes are as creaky as the aching bunions and bad backs onscreen, but Dyrholm and Brosnan are incandescent together. If you like comfy slacks and mildly amusing sitcoms, you're in for a ball. I found the ending cheery - mainly because I got to leave. This is a broad, old school comedy: imagine Mrs Brown's Boys without the swearing. Or Brendan O'Carroll. Or the jokes. Utterly joyless - although you can somehow imagine Nigel Farage enjoying it immensely.
Simon says Love Is All You Need receives:
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