Funny and moving, this story of a cranky Swedish widower whose plans keep getting derailed is just plain great, as is the tagline: Misery hates company. For the title role, Rolf Lassgård has already won a couple of well deserved awards and the supporting cast is terrific as well. Though he looks older at first, the character and the actor are both 59 years old. Lassgård was in After the Wedding (2006), which I liked, among other projects.
Hannes Holm (new to me) directed and adapted the book by Fredrik Backman and the pacing works well. He, too, is beginning to rack up awards and nominations. You can stream clips from the soundtrack by Gaute Storaas from this page.
Averaging 93% from critics and 84 from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, Sweden's official entry to the 2017 Oscars is definitely worth your time.
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