Review of A Man Called Ove (2015) by Jeremyp — 23 Nov 2016
If a movie about a man's repeated failures at suicide can be called poignant and funny, then this one is for you. Ove is a "Condo Nazi", a stickler for community rules and regulations, a crabby neighbor, and a depressed widower.
Flashbacks fill us in on salient details that shaped his life, and the people who he admired, and who were, for the most part, sounder humans than he. But for them his inner nature of withdrawn reclusiveness would have sucked him dry.
In the end it's an Iranian neighbor who keeps him afloat long enough for him meet his maker naturally. Always funny, always quirky, and ultimately always human, this movie is a must see for anyone needing a boost.
This review of A Man Called Ove (2015) was written by Jeremyp on 23 November 2016.
A Man Called Ove has generally received positive reviews.
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