Junk Mail (1997)
Dimwitted, somewhat misanthropic Oslo mail carrier Roy's quiet life changes dramatically on the day he steals a set of keys and lets himself into the apartment of a deaf woman who seems to be in trouble with a psychotic criminal. Though he doesn't know it at the time, his and her fate are about to intertwine and this is not going to be to his benefit.
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Excellent, smart action film.
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
It's one of the most original films you'll likely see all year, which, depending on your threshold for certifiably crazy storylines, could be a rewarding experience or one that frustrates you.
I was hooked when I sat down (only meaning to sit down for 5 mins), on the TV this girl lamely resorting to saying 'walking' when asked what one of her co-workers is good at. In the film, the main character, a man in his late thirties, not faring too well in life who's just waiting for something to happen, runs into the same woman several times and starts to take an interest in her. When he sees her leave a key in her mailbox while on the job he can't resist; this was the first in many instances that left me saying "what the hell is this guy doing?". Not only does he check out her apartment but he gets the key copied, and even gets trapped there on a return visit, resorting to hiding under the bed when the woman unexpectedly arrives. Like the other reviewers were saying, this film does make Oslo look a bit shabby (not that I've been there). It's is worth watching, just to see what this guy gets up to and it's a memorable viewing experience.
would like to tell you that the movie is categorized as IIB and shown at Cine-Art House only. film title "Junk Mail" is used instead of 'Budbringeren';selling points of this feature on local paper included Cannes Festival, Sundance, Oscar best foreign film nomination.
Though it was labeled as a "romantic thriller" on the videocassette that I rented, nothing can be further from either the romantic or the thriller than "Junk Mail." By some reason certain filmmakers think that simply putting a group of people in ugly surroundings they will make their film funny. Well, it's not. There must be also such old-fashioned things as scripting, acting and directing and these aspects are almost non-existent in this film.And its portrayal of Norway and Norwegians will unlikely make the country appealing to the outside world.
This has to be the best norweagian movie for many years. The carachters are great, the athmosphere is really dark, like in the center of town. It really catches Oslo at it's darkest, things that we really know, but don't really think about. Like how much does your mailman really know about you? It's a fun movie as well, see it!!