Victoria Abril: stimulating for all sexes and orientations?

Well, i know why i liked this movie. First, the humor is mostly driven out of situations where people are plain honest & direct. I like that ingredient for i like people are honest and when that results in (emotional) reactions, wether angry or funnt, thats fine w/me. A lot of humor is drawn out of the main character who acts like a feelingless jerk. He's not though and if you look futher into it you'll understand him better. The main character also reminds me about me, although i was a lot younger than him when i experienced similar situations. I was an a-social nerd, too. Just like in this movie, things went better.

All the characters, especially Hilmir Snær Guðnason (Hlynur), Victoria Abril (Lola) and Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir (Hófí), were very convincing. Hanna María Karlsdóttir (Berglind, Hlynur) a bit lacking but thats probably because she acts in a different style than the other main characters play (just like her family and Hófí's family who only have a minor role), but it does fit in the movie. Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir (Hófí) doesn't look bad btw!

In the comments, someone mentions 'everyone in Iceland uses drugs' and other generalisations and says 'Cold Fever' was better. This movie is not some kind of commercial for Iceland like 'Cold Fever' is. Rather, its a plain commedy, with a few morals and messages, a few drama elements as well as typical 'liberal' events (in depth sex life, (half) naked people, drugs, gay marriage. I can understand conservatives wouldn't like these ingredients and would prefer 'Cold Fever' but they're really different movies with a different purpose. 'Cold Fever' has nothing to think futher about and doesn't contain the 'liberal' elements. I must say though that my image of Iceland is certainly not that they're some kind of drug-abusing country. Think about it, did you saw Hlynur/Berglind's or Hófí's family on drugs? I did not.

The movie was broadcasted on Dutch televion (Nederland 3) but i already saw it earlier on the same net about a year ago or so. This time i watched it with the family though and even my parents have enjoyed it (although i had to say what was said in Icelandic because my father sees less than 2%).

I've been loving too much, caring too little -- TormentoR.

Victoria is so divine.. you got to watch her singing Bossa Nova and Jazz on "Bendito Infierno" (Don't Tempt Me).

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Victoria really is a delight. Have you seen her in 'Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!' I wonder? She's a revalation in that too.

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