Minha Estranha Família

A beautifully written, directed, lighted movie about the modern conflict in Denmark. The childhood in the farm, vs the new life in the city and memories arising as soon as you visit home. Very relatable, a great work.

A good story about city vs countryside people. A bit of annoying characters at times but all in all pretty good cinematography and direction. Nothing groundbreaking but definitely worth a watch!

I loved Festen. But asked why, it is impossible to explain. There are no sympathetic characters there, only troubled ones. So any movie that critics are desperate to compare to it are in trouble.

PNG has few immediately likable characters in it. At first sight. The counter point is that this makes them all the more human. Critical reviewers might find that fact of life bland, but the non-binary nature of humanity is exactly what this movie demonstrates. No one is as they seem, at first sight. Because no one is 1-dimensional. This is not spectacular as an observation, but the movie does well in developing this line of thought, without becoming too cliche.

Better movies exist, but to dismiss this one as a failure is just lazy, IMHO. There might be no clear winners in terms of the plot, but anyone who dismisses this as negative is clearly more destined to adore the superhero genre. This is about actual people, including all of their imperfections without making an enormous deal of it. Deal with that.

If you have have experienced the same as the main character, you will find this movie amazing! If you have been a bully in school, if you are a cultur-radicale who haven't grasped the obvious fake of your ridiculous life or if you never have had conflicts with your parents, you will find it a bore!

If you find cliches quirky and fun and do not like to be challenged or surprised at any point, this movie may be for you.

The story is bland, the direction terrible and the actors clearly don't care.

Danish cinema has much to offer. I would suggest you find something else.