Uma Linda Vida

Stumbling upon the Danish movie "A Beautiful Life" on OTT was a pleasant surprise. Elliot, the lead guy and a Danish singer, steals hearts with his amazing voice. Each song resonates, adding a delightful layer to the narrative. The chemistry between Elliot and Lilly is charming, bringing a sweet touch to the storyline.

While the acting by the cast is commendable, the film falls short on depth in its storytelling. It leaves you wishing for more. You can get a 'A star is born' vibe. However, it is a nice one-time watch, thanks to the captivating musical moments and the genuine charm of the lead actors.

Don't listen to the negative reviews. Very nice story about a troubled fisherman with musical talent who gets discovered instead of his friend.

In there is a deeper story of why he is troubled, the relationship he has with his record producer, the baggage they each carry. His friend is a big opportunistic jerk, but for some reason, probably because of all of the hurt and bad stuff Elliott has endured, he has a real connection with Oliver and wants to stick by him.

Acting is good, music is amazing. I find the foreign films always do it better. Reminds me of A Star is Born but the 2.0 version.

I recommend it!

Although I agree with the previous reviews and I did in fact watch it on a lazy rainy Sunday morning, I believe if you just watch the movie without anyone hyping it up to be a great movie you can appreciate it for what it is... a good underdog, turning into a star/love movie. Yes it is a cliche movie and it's been done before, but I've always liked a movie with an underdog and I enjoyed his music. Also agree after reading the other reviews it would've made a great series to stretch it out a bit more so it didn't seem so rushed and to get to know the characters better.

It would've been nice to see the ending played out after his last song.

This is the story of a Danish fisherman turned reluctant pop star. Elliot is a hard working fisherman who was raised in the foster system and has the simple dream of fixing up his parents sailboat to sail around the world. He has a wonderful and honest boss who rightfully questions his devotion to his childhood friend Oliver. Oliver's dream is to make it big in the music industry, but unfortunately he doesn't have the talent to get him there. While helping Oliver out at his gig, Elliot gets discovered by the widow of a famous rock star. She seems to think her still grieving daughter (who is a producer) needs a pet project and Elliot is that project.

The rest as they say is history. This is a slow moving love story with some beautiful songs. I am a big fan of great lyrics and I think this film is worth watching for the final song alone (the scene too...but it was the song that had the tears running).

This is a recommendation for all the romantics out there and my review is based on watching the film in it's original Danish language with English subtitles.

I watched this movie to see Christopher acting as I've only known him as a musician and singer. And his acting surprised me positively. He portrayed Elliot with very much charisma and very beliveable portraying a troubled Young man. I would love to see him in a movie with more substance though. The story was very predictable and has been told a million times before. The whole background story was way more interesting than the rise to fame. The movie is very nicely filmed, nicely shot scenes and beautiful catchy songs, which I think will be a hit this summer on the Danish festivals if Christopher is touring. Over all an okay watch.