Pihalla

Nice little Finnish movie. Would have been even better with a more polished production and some (mainly the mothers) not so over the top characters.

When i red the very banal two-line-plot on IMDb, I thought i will watch a cliché gay summer movie, a typical love story encluding malignant parents, hater society, etc. This movie is nothing like that. Very original and well acted characters (especially the mothers), very nicely written and directed script, very understandable but not cliché situations which are seemingly from the real life (oh those little details!). I have to mention the camera work - photography is just nice. Watch this movie if you want a nice summer evening with thoughts and emotions, but not the overloaded Holywood way. I didn't regret a moment of it.

The story might seem familiar on the surface, but it is astonishingly well executed--with a special flavor, a unique sensibility. Highly recommended.

Surprising, first, for its freshness. For humor and large slices of eccentricity. And, sure, for acting, Mirja Oksanen and Mikko Kauppila being the good examples. Nice perspective about parenthood and image of narcolepsia. In same measure, so familiar scenes, dialogues and reactions.

A nice film for cinematography and for the wise way to tell a story too familiar to give surprises but charming at whole. A beautiful, in profound sense, love story, good performances and a special veil defining each detail.

I won't violate the rules with spoilers here but please read bosenfrai's review. He does an excellent job of reviewing this. Oddly, this was very well acted in spite of some characters having almost split personalities and the scenery was great. It did feel like a real movie and not a low budget affair with stilted acting.