Änglagård - Tredje gången gillt

This is one of my personal favorite feel good movies. I saw it on TV once and bought a new universal-region DVD player just so I could buy & play the DVD. It's a really original concept full of delightful characters, fairy tale like warmth and local color and a marvelous music score. I find myself smiling all the way through except when I'm howling out loud at the juxtaposition of naivete and sophistication. It is a bit long and drags in spots but better than most of what TV generally offers. I also have the sequel and like most such, it is not quite up to the level of the original.

Actually I was looking for a number 4 movie and see a pretty dumb Review from another Norwegian. It is so far from truth as it can be. Comparing to movies from Finland and Norway, this Swedish movie is definitely much better then this two countries ever have produced. Especially the Norwegian movies are dark and many of them you get the impression they are made in front of a microphone in a studio - like old fashion radio theater. Dark pictures in a backyard, people are screaming all the time and no connection to our reality. Dark and depressive thoughts and comments.

In Änglagaard I see exceptional and fantastic pictures, the characters are played well, as they actually do exist and all the twists and angels a live on countryside can possible provide. All of this without the need of crashing hundredth of cars and shooting 1000th of bad guys, like some people expect in every movie.

For me sure one of the best and warmest movies from a Scandinavian country ever!