Päin seinää

Antti Heikki Pesonen wrote and directed this highly impressive debut feature. What's extra impressive is how well in control he is. His dialogue is laugh out funny every time he decides it to be, it seems. At the same time his actors spoil us with a refreshing intensity. Especially Armi Toivanen's, but also Mimosa Willamo's wide ranges are absolutely spectacular. The movie is truly world class during the entire first half. Then, for some weird reason there's a calculated change of tone, steering the brilliant comedy into a just average drama.