False advertising

I thought it was hilarious! Subtle humor, definitely, though.

...and that's all I have to say about that.

En kanna inte neka, så pass den här hinna är munter. Skådespelarna, idéerna och screenplay de var framstående. Jag älska den här hinna! Jag gir upp den fem stjärna , från fem.

Make up your mind.

Earlier you said it was a "decent" film and described the friendship between the two men as "cute and heartwarming." Now you say it sucks.

Still, I totally believe you when you say you are very intelligent because, as we all know, if someone offers up as proof of their intelligence the completely unsubstantiated personal declaration "I am very intelligent," then it must be true.

It's a nice little movie, but the box is 100% misleading.

The group of people I watched the film with all agreed that the remarks on the box claiming the film was "hilarious" were overblown. Had the box claimed said "a film that will have you smirking in your seat," or "a film that will make you chuckle three or four times," then it would have been accurate.

I'd say this is more of a tragi-comedy, funny but not "hilarious," though that is NOT necessarily a flaw by any means. There are MANY levels of humor, levels that transcend our English-language synonyms, and some of the tamest of which can, every now and again, be the most satisfying (as in this film). But, alas, "hilarious" (implying fast-paced, gut-busting burlesque) seems to be the catch-all buzzword that is attached to any film with the slightest hint of humor, which, unfortunately, leads to great films like this being mis-marketed, slammed by viewers who were expecting something else, while scaring off the people who were looking for something subtler.

Don't get me wrong! I don't think anyone is wrong NOT to like this film. Different people have different tastes that have nothing to do with intelligence (take from an English PhD candidate who never misses South Park)

Of course, the cultural difference has a great deal to do with it as well. I'm an American, and, unfortunately, if it doesn't have Adam Sandler slobbering around with a feigned speech impediment or Rob Schneider in drag (cross-dressing for the sake of cross-dressing having become quite a prominent and overused cliche in the American cinema for the past five years [e.g. Juwanna Mann, Sorority Boys, The Hot Chick, Big Mamma's House, and others I can't bear to mention ], then MARKETING over here doesn't consider it comedy.

(of course, I'm making generalizations. There are outstanding American comedies, some of which are indeed "hilarious" -- sadly, they aren't PROMOTED correctly)

The original post is analogous to saying that, as an American (I'm assuming), you don't like a British film, for instance, because the actors' accents are too heavy. In this case, it might not be not the description on the box or a flaw inherent to the movie, but rather that you have little to no frame of reference when it comes to humor from cultures different from your own.

An American myself, I can see where you're coming from regarding the jacket synopsis. But I approached the film knowing that my relative framework for humor - particularly in film - is completely different from that within any other culture. And that's not to mention the subtler cultural/political references unique to Scandinavia.

Sigh. Excellent film.