Vieraalla maalla

I had an opportunity to watch Vieraalla Maalla in a preview and I knew nothing in advance. I'm not too keen about finnish movies generally, but this one surprised me. The film was "good" from beginning to very end without any down-swings. There were few jokes based on finnish language and knowing some places, so it might not open completely to those not so familiarized with finnish/Finland. Anyway, if it ever makes to abroad video renting, I suppose it's a movies that nobody knows but surprises positively everyone who dares to take it.

I took my girlfriend to this movie and I really didn't know so much about it. We had a real surprise! This has got to be one of the best (not just Finnish) films I have seen! It does look great, the music is fresh and the actors/actresses look like they had fun making it. Pietro Steiner who plays the friend of Ville Haapasalo is great as Finnish baseball nut. But all of the acting is good- feeling good chemistry. "Vieraalla Maalla" is a really good-feeling movie, colorful and fresh. Definately the best looking Finnish film since Kaurismäki's "A Man With A Past". Go and see it. Whether you are a Finn or not you will be surprised. A fine Finnish movie!

The movie really isn't much fun to watch. The story is a bit too unbelievable even for a comedy. It has a couple of points where I even laughed, but the parts which made me cry happen more often. So I would rate this as 5/10 movie.

I'd say this is a flop to very good finish actors... but the story just plainly sucks. These characters are not good enough and the actors are not really suitable for comedy. Althou the appearance of Vesa Vierikko will save some of the charm of this movie :)

Rent it, but don't waste your money by going to the movies to watch this.