Aberdeen

Aberdeen had the weakest story, and what is with that hat on the front cover? The acting was decent, and the visuals weren't that terrible, but that hat! and the old man, he smelled bad.... Full review

this movie was awful, almost as bad as Solaris, and that is a terrible movie that you will find a review from me on.... Full review

Think I could see what they wanted to do, but they never did it. And they have never driven in Scotland... you can't make a several day roadmovie in a country you cross on a lunchbreak!... Full review

Aberdeen is an awesome movie. It is not , however, a movie for the non discerning movie goer (ie, the "dumb and dumber movie crowd" - check out the movie review that said the old man stinks.) The lead actors, Headey... Full review

Haven't seen this film in a couple of years now. Stellan skarsg... Full review

The alternative is driving, which extends the trip into the required length to qualify the film as a genuine road movie.....Charlotte Rampling has disappointingly little to do.....Both roles are fleshed out by sensitive and skilled performances.... ... Full Review

Most recently, it's served as the basis for lowbrow comedies, coming-of-age dramas, scary thrillers and ooey-gooey, touchy-feely family films. But she does receive some unexpected help from Clive (British character actor Ian Hart), a sympathetic truck driver who gives them a ride in his rig and who forms a surprising attachment to Kaisa. ... Full Review

All told, "Aberdeen" is a raw, harrowing film with a streak of dark, sometimes rowdy humor, enhanced strongly by cinematographer Philip Ogaard's gritty, bold camerawork and Zbigniew Preisner's stately score. Aberdeen" reunites Skarsgard with Moland, who directed him in the equally compelling "Zero Kelvin," in which Skarsgard played a Greenland fur-trapper, a brutal, caustic man enduring a terrible secret. ... Full Review

Consensus: Though the characters are difficult to watch at times, Aberdeen burns with ferocious honesty and strong performances. Aberdeen is a modern, raw, pitch-black comedy, driven by deadly wit and heightened dramatic dialogue. ... Full Review

Consensus: Though the characters are difficult to watch at times, Aberdeen burns with ferocious honesty and strong performances. Aberdeen is a modern, raw, pitch-black comedy, driven by deadly wit and heightened dramatic dialogue. ... Full Review

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A political satire in nine episodes, each targeting one of Norway's parties, "Most People Live in China" demands a thorough knowledge of the country's political landscape to fully appreciate the sometimes subtle messages in the mininovellas. ... Full Article

ans Petter Moland's Aberdeen is a strangely lyrical film, an evocative tale of addiction and familial disconnect that takes a young coke-fiend attorney, Kaisa (Lena Headey), and her estranged alcoholic father, Thomas (Stellan Skarsgrd), on a car trip from Norway... ... Full Article

Why is it that in road movies the people who travel together always hate each other?Sure, Aberdeen changes the stakes a little by making the participants father and daughter instead of the usual It Happened One Night feuding couple. ... Full Article

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