scheevers-50200's reviews

This is Director Sacha Polak and lead actress Vicky Knight second film after 2019's Dirty God, about a young mother who disfigured after an acid attack. Both starring Vicky Knight, herself suffering bad burns when she was a child. Silver Haze seems to be the most based on her life, it also has her own real life family playing her on screen family (her real life young sister, Charlotte is especially good as her younger sister in this).

This is Vicky's film all the way, and she brings it as Franky. Esmé Creed-Miles (Samantha Morton is her mum) is really solid as Franky's troubled girlfriend. She's not always most likeable of characters and this film has quite a few. It's not a easy watch, the really closed in cinematography also adds to tension.

I hope Vicky Knight sticks to acting and maybe goes off and does something out her comfort zone. She's got a nice presence on screen. Creed-Miles although nowhere near the actress her mother was at her age (Morton was one of best acting talents of her generation) just give Florence a likeability.

I sadly doubt the film will get much traction and that be a shame. I do think it's better then it's IMDB rating right now (6.2 of right now).

Be warned although based on the life of author of a kid's creation, this one is definitely not for the kids.

Although it's heartwarming and quite sad in places, it's one of the better biopic's on artists I've seen in a while. Carried by a excellent performance from Alma Pöysti as Tove Jansson, probably best known for Aki Kaurismaki's recent film Fallen Leaves. She's really a likeable presence on screen.

The film doesn't really shy away from Tove's Bisexuality or her sex life. Although I did think the film did underplay Tove's lifelong partner Tuulikki Pietila role in her life (she gets a few minutes near the end) and it's mostly based around her love affair with Vivica Bandler.

At 1hr 40mins, it doesn't overstay it's welcome. The cast are really excellent. It's not breaking any new ground or anything but having such a likeable lead actress in Pöysti carrying the film does help it. I hope that with success of Fallen Leaves, that we see more of her working outside of Finland.

I'm really surprised by 5.8 rating on this site for the film. It's not a classic film of it's genre but it's far better then it's rating. Definitely a film worth watching for anyone who likes a good romantic comedy.

Basically a story about a relationship between Israel woman and German woman, and the hurdles of Culture, their sexuality, Families are to be overcome. It doesn't reinvent the wheel when it comes to it's rom com roots, you get the ups and downs with the big happy ending like all the films of that genre. Also like the nod to There's Something About Mary, with the band breaking the fourth wall.

I liked the performances from both leading ladies, neither I've ever seen before. Moran Rosenblatt as Shira is likeable and a good focal point of the film. But for me Luise Wolfram as Maria, the German woman she loves is great. She's brings a lot of warmth to Maria, with little nice touches like her hiccuping when she's nervous. Also she's a strikingly beautiful woman to boot, a tall red head. But their romance has a ton of heart and both actresses have enough chemistry to sell you on their romance.

John Carroll Lynch (the husband of Frances McDormand in Fargo) is probably most noticeable face from the cast. He's very good in a smaller role as Shira's father. Rivka Michaeli as Shira's Grandmother is fine. Also I really liked Aviv Pinkas as Shira's sister and Naama Amit as co owner/best friend of Shira. Neither have big parts but they are best acting talent from the rest of the cast.

Again it's no classic and it's definitely cheesy in places (especially the last few minutes) but it's heart is in the right place and the two leads are likeable. Direction by Shirel Peleg is solid and script is cliche in spots but that's fine. Well worth checking this one out.

Things I really liked about this film but it's got it's flaws for sure. This feature length version of director's Josh Cox's short Touch Me Not was made for I believe 400 Dollars. The short has different actresses then the feature.

I do think feature would have probably made a stronger 40 minute film as my biggest criticism of the film is it drags in places. You could end out 20 minutes or so of the film and even more and it would have made the film a lot stronger. I would have also liked more scenes between Mesa and Lily, it felt Lily spent more time around John the guy who was into her then Mesa. I wasn't that invested in the love story as much as I was with the short film.

Surprisingly for a low budget film the acting isn't that bad, two leading ladies are solid. And the look of the film (even though it doesn't feel very 80's set to me) is not bad at all. You can feel the budget at times with the sound which isn't always great.

The film is very slow so if you aren't into that be warned this won't be for you. But Josh Cox and his crew did a great job, and I don't want to be bashing the film cause making it for 400 dollars and having it look as great as it is deserves praise. And I would recommend watching the short especially and then full length film, both on YouTube and have high views

6/10.

But still oddly underseen by many. It tends to be overlooked by Moodysson fans who go for the wonderful Lesbain coming of age debut Show Me Love or his hard hitting third feature Lilya 4 Ever. But Tillsammans a.k.a Together is every bit as great as those films and deserves to be given the same fanfare.

Any film that opens and ends with ABBA's "S. O. S" will always win you around. Together is set in one of the sharehome communes that was created around Stockholm in the 1970s. Loosely led by the kind-natured Göran, who will do anything to avoid a conflict, the group spend their time arguing about left-wing politics and other more practical issues, such as whether doing the dishes is bourgeois. The sharehome's dynamics are significantly shaken when Göran's sister, Elisabeth, leaves her violent husband Rolf and moves in, bringing her two children Eva and Stefan.

This film really is carried for me by the late great Michael Nyqvist as Rolf. The husband of Elisabeth. It's tough to win an audience around to a man who puts his hands on a woman. But in the end you do and Rolf actually grows and becomes a better man and father for it. Tough job but Nyqvist does it perfectly.

Gustaf Hammarsten as Goran, the kind hearted but put upon young brother of Elisabeth. Who is used and abused by his younger girlfriend (the best scene in the whole film is when Goran finally snaps and throws her out of the commune). To be fair all adult actors are great in their parts.

But like most of Moodysson's films, he tends to bring out some of the best performances from child actors and this is no difference. Emma Samuelsson as Eva, the daughter of Rolf and Elisabeth especially is great. Like most of Moodysson's child actor's she hasn't done anything since.

Also the film has one of the best endings to a film for me, with the whole family playing football in the snow while ABBA's S. O. S plays will leave you with a big smile.

The film was a box office success in Sweden and actually made quite a bit of money overseas especially in America and U. K.

In 2022, Moodysson filmed a sequel to the film, titled Together 99. It is set to be released in 2023. The sequel is set in 1999 and follows Göran and Klas as they establish a new commune. Most of the actors returned, with the exception of the children, Michael Nyqvist, who passed away in 2017, and Ola Rapace.