WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
JinRoz
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
anna_8146
SPOILER WARNING. (Though not too much. Just enough!) This is an absolutely fantastic film that takes place on a train going from Stockholm to Berlin in Christmas time in the year 1945. It's a very unusual film, it's actually a THRILLER COMEDY! And the mix works very well. The film is hilarious and immensely entertaining! It stars some of Sweden's most amazing actors. Lena Nyman's playing an old lady with some dark secrets and Marie Göranzon plays the nun that can't stop swearing (!) after she gives up on her beliefs after a lot of hardships on the train journey. There is also a cheating couple trying to poison the man's wife that's also on the train. Gustaf Hammarsten (who is now known for playing Sasha Baron Cohen's assistant in the film "Brüno") plays the humble man who is trying to get to Berlin to "do some good" but can't seem to get in anything but trouble. Legendary actor Gösta Ekman does an absolutely amazing performance as an older gay man that caters to his lover who is totally unappreciative. This lover is gay just because he hates women! Here is a great clip, with English subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLc85TLhSl4 . And not to mention Robert Gustafsson who is incredibly funny in as an injured man that gets in more and more accidents and is soon all covered in bandages but doesn't seem to mind his injuries at all... lol...The film is written and directed by Peter Dalle, another famous Swedish actor, and after making this film I consider him to be a genius! I also love the extra material on the DVD where he explains some of his choices behind the film, it's really a masterpiece! A must watch! And the Swedish DVD edition has English subtitles so anyone can understand.
swedhawk
Outside Sweden you are not expected have seen this movie. Happy you. The cast includes several actors that are important part of modern the Swedish movie history. And still.. Seems like Peter Dalle only had a an idea lasting for about 20 minutes. Robert Gustafson is totally misused in this movie, trying to copy a younger Gösta Ekman. Ekman, by the way, is the only actor fulfilling the expectations. Credit that can be given is for the photo, splendid idea using black and white. Music is OK.But over-all it's a waste of god actors and the time of the audience.
Fabian Lidman (fabianl)
Skenbart takes place in the 1940s, right after the second world war. Main character Gunnar (Gustav Hammarsten) quits his job to get a chance to "make a difference" in the bombed-out postwar Europe. He packs a book by his favourite philisopher, Ludwig Witgenstein, and embarks on a trip which will eventually prove Witgenstein's famous statement true: Nothing is what it seems.There are two main plots, and several subplots, to this film, which takes place on a train bound for Berlin. Writer/Director Peter Dalle (also playing the role as the conductor of the train) has assembled an impressive cast including swedish legends Lena Nyman, Gösta Ekman and Robert Gustafsson. Overall, the acting is excellent.Skenbart offers some rather twisted slapstick comedy combined with more subtle black humor (like the nun who loses her faith and starts cursing violently). It's like Killinggänget meets Peter Jackson (Braindead, Bad Taste) in Schindler's List. I laughed during most of the film, and when i woke up the next morning i laughed even more. An intelligent film for fans of Swedish comedy.
supercoool89
Don't see this movie! It's... repulsive! The start is indeed very good, but in the middle everything falls and I really regret spending 80 crowns (about 11 dollars) on the ticket! Peter Dalle should consider this as his last chance to gain peoples interest. AWFUL picture! The only bright spot is the splendid work of Robert Gustavsson, Lena Nyman and Gösta Ekman.Hope you take my advise... The picture is rubbish.
