Den bästa sommaren

This is an excellent movie that captures the same mood that is so common in Lasse Hallströms movies. The pace is excellent, it's full of good oneliners, and has a great ending. Ulf Malmroos has again proven that he is one of the best Swedish directors in modern times.

Herleg film! Eg digga den! Det kjem du til å gjere også. Full av hjartevarme, humor, alvor og håp. Skulle ønske det fanst fleire slike filmar. Filmen viser oss at det aldri er for seint, og at det er håp, også når ein har innfunne seg med skjebnen.

Gravferdsagenten er pedantisk og regelbunden, men eigentleg ein bra mann, noko han til gagns viser i avslutningsscena. Dei to barna gjer to kjempebra prestasjonar. Attpåtil er den svenske landsbygda vakker, og let oss drøyme oss vekk til ei anna tid. Denne sommaren er uforgløymeleg for alle involverte. Også for sjåaren. Tommel opp frå meg! Likte filmen veldig godt!

This film is a classic example of bad directing and editing.

I actually think that the film could work if it wasn't for the bad editing, directing, writing and acting.

I totally concur with the person who wrote one of the other reviews.

My life as a dog (mitt liv som hund) is although similar, it's a classic Swedish film.

There are few good Swedish films, Fanny and Alexander is another one, but this sadly is a miss.

When I sat down to watch this movie I was rather depressed. "Den bästa sommaren" changed that.

Wonderful film about two orphans spending their summer holidays together in late 50s Swedish countryside. Their "father" for the summer is a seemingly square and restrained coroner, struggling for self-respect and gaining respect from others. With the 1958 soccer World Cup (which was held in Sweden) as a background, the three of them, and the kids' teacher, find their lives changing - for the better.

Great acting, wonderful photo, good timing and a story that will make your day brighter too. 10/10.

I will have to disagree with the previous critiques here. I found this to be a very average movie, unfocused characters (though 3D most of the time) with odd twists in the plot and completely dumb ending, that doesn't make sense anywhere, let alone Sweden (and I refer to the summer-daddy picking up the kids from the hands of the police without anyone running after him).

The entire set of relationships in this movie has been seen before and is not really interesting. The "romantic" couple is an old-fashioned, ugly and clumsy couple that we suppose to feel something for, and I didn't. The kids are OK, but I think that the French "Le Grand chemin" (1987), that pretty much tackled the same story line, but with far better performances between the lead kids. And how exactly do kids get the stuff to tattoo themselves while being hospitalized?! I was shocked at the silliness of that scene.

Skip it, a very minor attempt.