Play Off (1997)
Johan is a 35 year old soccer fan, unemployed but living by his wits and charm. During the Soccer World Championships in 1990 all Swedes want to follow the games, including Johan who doesn't own a TV set. He gets himself invited to friends or goes to bars to see matches. He is pursued by two hit men, as he owes money for a grand piano he was supposed to sell. Johan seeks the help of down-and-out Kenneth to avoid bodily harm. Kenneth arranges for Johan to smuggle 15 Iraqi from Frankfurt to Sweden. On the same night Sweden plays the fateful game against Costa Rica...
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As Good As It Gets
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
The first must-see film of the year.
A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
This film must be the worst Swedish film I have ever seen! The plot is terrible, the dialog is terrible, the actors are terrible - even the ones that are supposed to be good actors. Also the film is very dull and boring, considering the fact that the topic is World Cup in football (soccer) and the tournament is very well known by Swedes as Sweden's worst ever with the results 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 still ringing in our ears as marching orders out of the tournament. If this is supposed to be a funny film the producer and the director have missed a crucial detail ... the humor! Anders Lundin might be a nice guy in private and can be funny on stage and in TV's children programs but he is not a film actor and he is definitely not funny in this one. The fact that Sweden were playing so very bad in this World Cup could have resulted in so many good jokes but the film makers have missed this totally. The only ones who can describe this as a great or a funny film must themselves be involved in this lousy production. Shame on you!
There isn't words for how lousy this film is. I love black humor, but I didn't see anything of it in this film, though I know there is - but it didn't make me laugh. Anders Lundin is pretty funny when he tries to be dramatic in the show Expedition:Robinson but when he tries to be funny, the result is sad.
This is a really funny film if you like dark humour. It is pretty violent, but if you don't think about that you will love it! The frustration that Nalle (Peter Habers character) displays is outrageously funny. I really just have one word for thisfilm: GREAT!