Adorable

What a truly magnificent film! Fantastically written story and cinematography that drags you through an emotional rollercoaster, going left and right. Director Lilja has created a masterpiece with this. I'm so glad this film got to see the light of day. Perhaps the struggle of getting it made and realized is some of the frustration and intensity we can absorb through the film.

The acting from Helga is nothing but pristine! Never seen such a great performance from any Norwegian actor or perhaps even others. The film has scenes that will keep you pulling your hair, not sure who's side you're on, keeping you on the edge of your seats. While at the same time it WILL make you cry when you finally get there. Is the mirror scene perhaps one of the best shots and scenes in Nordic cinematography history? See it and judge for your self!

If this is what getting angry means in Norway they must be the calmest people on earth. This would count as a friendly argument where I'm from.

Not what I expected and not what the synopsis tells you.

It's about this woman's journey towards herself and her self-realization about the patterns she keeps repeating to sabotage herself.

But I don't think it translated that well, also the subtitles were bad.

Maybe it was too subtle for me, although I did get the gist. I also suspect the cultural differences played a part. Or something like that. It just didn't hit me as much as I expected it to or as much as I had hoped.

First of all, for a 20's movie, this is original. Of course there have been many similar, older movies, however most of drama movies nowadays are repetitive, they have nothing new to say, they keep parroting the same ideas and themes like they were made in the same lab. LOVEABLE dares to be different. There is also a lot of creativity and brilliance here. I must confess that i didn't understand this movie at first. During the first 30-40 minutes, i didn't even like it. Actors with zero charisma, flat acting performances, the whole premise was boring and i was not even sure of i should kept watching it.

As the movie was progressing, i understood there is something deeper, and i was looking only on the surface. I won't be more specific in order to avoid spoilers, but i will say that this is getting better by the minute. LOVEABLE is a journey. I had forgotten this kind of movies, nowadays there are no journeys in movies, characters stay the same or the changes they're going through are unrealistic and shallow. LOVEABLE is a movie with depth, transformative experience not only for the leading character but maybe even for some viewers. And the actors should look like everyday people, not like Holywood stars.

Ending was very emotional but hard earned, it had nothing to do with a shallow and meanigless happy ending or an emotionally blackmailing sad ending.

I can't rate it higher because i didn't even like the first half. But this first half was necessary in order for the second to exist. If i was more mature, i would have rated it higher.

As a Norwegian, I felt like praising this film. I think it is appropriate, Norwegian film was both ridiculed and often poorly reviewed when I was growing up. There have been some exceptions over the years, but this one puts Norwegian film on the map!

In professional reviews of this film, it was written that all couples should see this film. I would add that it is for absolutely everyone, single or in a relationship.

The film is a close and intimate insight into a relationship that is slowly but surely unraveling. I think many people can identify with the conflicts we witness. This is about blaming other loved ones and blaming them for something that we should perhaps point the finger at ourselves. So the starting point for the film is a fairly young couple, who are struggling terribly. Then the film's main character is revealed and confronted with a different reality than the one she has been hiding behind herself. This phase of the film is incredibly strong and credible. I don't think I've ever seen any actors manage to convey such vulnerability on film before. That this film wasn't Norway's Oscar hope last year is a big mystery to me. But then it has certainly picked up many other film awards. So deserved.

A warm recommendation.

I don't usually watch movies like these, and as a man, romance / drama is really not my cup of tea most of the time. But I wanted to watch this movie because the premise seemed interesting. This movie is way more interesting than it looks at first glance and definitely goes deep inside the human psyche. Goes to show how our family dynamics really affect how we evolve as adults and how ego and personal insecurities can ruin good, loving relationships. The main actress is awesome. I was in awe of her performance from the start of the movie, till the credits. She could have been a Hollywood star if she had been in the US.

9/10 definitely recommend.