Perfect film, but...

I can't say enough good things about this movie -- the actors, the script (99 percent of it), the setting, the romance, the music, the ending. I've watched it 4 times. My grandmother was born in Denmark, which is why I was drawn to this film in the first place.
I can see the obvious comparisons to the equally wonderful "Lost in Translation."
Congratulations to Mark Raso. And the nuances in Frederikke Hansen Dahl's performance are something to behold. The karaoke scene is magical.
My only problem with the film -- and it's minor, since I just loved this film -- was the story about William's father. I thought this was way over the top, and needlessly so. How many people only see their father smile "once"? And why would the father walk out without explanation -- and why didn't William explain that further? What about William's mother? How did she explain the father's actions? And then the grandfather not wanting to continue to talk to his grandson who arrives on his doorstep... This is all so far beyond realistic emotions that I wanted to scream at the TV and say, "You've got an almost-perfect film here! Why spoil perfection with this weird, unbelievable father-grandfather story?" It all could have been written differently -- more believably -- and the photos of his father as a boy could have held the same importance to the story.
That said, this is a stunning movie. One of the best I have seen in a long time and I have been recommending it to everyone.