Product: After The Wedding (Despues De La Boda) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America] (2006)
Rating: 5.0
Mikkelsen and Lassgrd put this film on this year's Oscar nominee list
A previous reviewer calls 'After the Wedding' a tale of 'stupendous coincidence.' I love that phrase. Indeed, that's what the key event in this movie feels like. The thing is, though, it's simply not the case. Over time, we learn and see that Rolf Lassgrd's Jrgen is anything but a man to leave things to coincidence. The viewer is let in to slowly see his charm, his shrewdness, his business acumen...and the little scheme he's put into play between his family and Jacob, as portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen ('Le Chiffre' to 'Casino Royale' fans).As for Mikkelsen, what can I say? He's Denmark's George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, all rolled into one. The guy can act, too. You'll see the phrase 'soap opera' used on these pages. In the hands of lesser actors, yes. But not with Mikkelsen and Lassgrd - their performances are what landed this film on this year's Oscar nominee list. [As good as it is, no way it was going to win out over 'The Lives of Others' - to me, that's the best single film of the decade so far.]