Aberdeen
starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Anderson (II), Lena Headey, Charlotte Rampling, Louise Goodall
directed by: Hans Petter Moland
directed by: Hans Petter Moland
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An achingly beautiful film, Aberdeen has an outrageously sentimental premise: Kaisa (Lena Headey) is asked by her fatally ill mother (Charlotte Rampling) to bring her estranged father Tomas (Stellan Skarsgård,) to visit before her mother dies. Kaisa finds Tomas--a jobless drunk--at his home in Norway, and basically drags him on a road trip back to Scotland, over the course of which they're forced to grapple with their past. This could be a recipe for maudlin sap, but instead--thanks to sharp incisive writing, unexpected characters, and performances that encompass humor, brutally honest self-destructive behavior, and subtle gentleness--Aberdeen is bracing, constantly surprising, and deeply engaging. The entire cast (including the always solid Ian Hart, of Backbeat and Hollow Reed) is incredibly good. Highly recommended. --Bret Fetzer
An achingly beautiful film, Aberdeen has an outrageously sentimental premise: Kaisa (Lena Headey) is asked by her fatally ill mother (Charlotte Rampling) to bring her estranged father Tomas (Stellan Skarsgård,) to visit before her mother dies. Kaisa finds Tomas--a jobless drunk--at his home in Norway, and basically drags him on a road trip back to Scotland, over the course of which they're forced to grapple with their past. This could be a recipe for maudlin sap, but instead--thanks to sharp incisive writing, unexpected characters, and performances that encompass humor, brutally honest self-destructive behavior, and subtle gentleness--Aberdeen is bracing, constantly surprising, and deeply engaging. The entire cast (including the always solid Ian Hart, of Backbeat and Hollow Reed) is incredibly good. Highly recommended. --Bret Fetzer
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- Terrific Movie!
What a great movie.Lena Headey does a marvelous job and really shows her fine acting skills.The story is compelling and gutsy in its raw, stirring, emotional journey.Great writing, great direction and great acting!
Rating: - Excellent acting & writing
It started with infatuation of Diana Rigg, Olivia Newton-John, Sheena Easton and Nicole Kidman. Now, Lena Headey is the heir apparent to my list of fantasy women with British accents. Oh yeah, she is an excellent actress as well.
In many ways the movie was depressing. However, if the writers and directors were trying to portray a dysfunctional addicted family... they succeeded brilliantly. In an era of man bashing the interjection of Clive (Ian Hart) as the Good Samaritan truck driver ... Read More
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- Could have been a hidden treasure, but not nearly serious enough; a "C-"
This is one of the more disappointing movies I've seen in recent years.I was expecting an intense and/or intimate study of the relationship between these two characters but there is just too much preposterous and unnecessary action in this movie.Lena Headley will certainly hold your attention (both for her acting and down-right attractiveness) and Stellan Skarsgard (a fine actor from what I can make of this and 'Good Will Hunting') fulfills the requirements of the script, but that's the problem: ... Read More
Rating: - Road Trip to an Unexpected Place
The premise is outrageously sentimental; however, Charlotte Rampling, with her trademark dry delivery, has never uttered a sentimental word onscreen in her life.In this movie, as "Helen,"she's supposedly in an Aberdeen hospital, near death with cancer.She calls her daughter "Kaisa," a successful, feisty(as they so often say), London lawyer with sidelines in snorting coke and one-night stands with strangers, and asks her to go find Helen's husband (common-law or otherwise, we never know), and Kaisa's ... Read More
Rating: - Well Acted And Superior Character Development. A Must See.
This is an exceptionally well acted movie. Lena Headey has a pure break out performance that shows she will have a long career in film, as breathtakingly beautiful as Headey is her acting takes center stage...Stellan Skarsgard brillance and his chemistry with Headey in the father/daughter relationship is worth the price of this film...(Charlotte Rampling has a minor yet important role, she is on screen for 10 minutes total) This film is about the journey Headey and Skarsgard must take...disguised as a roadtrip ... Read More
- Terrific Movie!What a great movie.Lena Headey does a marvelous job and really shows her fine acting skills.The story is compelling and gutsy in its raw, stirring, emotional journey.Great writing, great direction and great acting!
- Excellent acting & writingIt started with infatuation of Diana Rigg, Olivia Newton-John, Sheena Easton and Nicole Kidman. Now, Lena Headey is the heir apparent to my list of fantasy women with British accents. Oh yeah, she is an excellent actress as well.
In many ways the movie was depressing. However, if the writers and directors were trying to portray a dysfunctional addicted family... they succeeded brilliantly. In an era of man bashing the interjection of Clive (Ian Hart) as the Good Samaritan truck driver ... Read More
- Could have been a hidden treasure, but not nearly serious enough; a "C-"This is one of the more disappointing movies I've seen in recent years.I was expecting an intense and/or intimate study of the relationship between these two characters but there is just too much preposterous and unnecessary action in this movie.Lena Headley will certainly hold your attention (both for her acting and down-right attractiveness) and Stellan Skarsgard (a fine actor from what I can make of this and 'Good Will Hunting') fulfills the requirements of the script, but that's the problem: ... Read More
- Road Trip to an Unexpected PlaceThe premise is outrageously sentimental; however, Charlotte Rampling, with her trademark dry delivery, has never uttered a sentimental word onscreen in her life.In this movie, as "Helen,"she's supposedly in an Aberdeen hospital, near death with cancer.She calls her daughter "Kaisa," a successful, feisty(as they so often say), London lawyer with sidelines in snorting coke and one-night stands with strangers, and asks her to go find Helen's husband (common-law or otherwise, we never know), and Kaisa's ... Read More
- Well Acted And Superior Character Development. A Must See.This is an exceptionally well acted movie. Lena Headey has a pure break out performance that shows she will have a long career in film, as breathtakingly beautiful as Headey is her acting takes center stage...Stellan Skarsgard brillance and his chemistry with Headey in the father/daughter relationship is worth the price of this film...(Charlotte Rampling has a minor yet important role, she is on screen for 10 minutes total) This film is about the journey Headey and Skarsgard must take...disguised as a roadtrip ... Read More
