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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Patrik, Age 1.5 (DVD)
A wonderful, tearful and joyful movie. Manages to tell a story without lapsing into stereotypes or relying on tired 'arch' and campy humour. The laughs come from situations, not mannerisms - from seeing human commonality rather than human difference. This is a family film about family - and the diversity in family. Great performances, lovely script, a film to be watched over and over again. One of the best movies with a gay theme we've ever seen.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (32 customer reviews) 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet, Sad, Funny - A Must See,
By C. Clay "drakkar91" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Patrik, Age 1.5 (DVD)
This film is really worth your time. It's about family, about bonds, about love and relationships. It's about neighbors and community. It's about respect and prejudice, and changing the way people think and act. The story revolves around a gay male couple recently moved into their suburban home full of 'traditional straight familes'. Intent of adopting a baby, a mix-up occurs and they end up with 15-year old Patrik - troubled, and abused by a failed adoption/foster care system. This homophobic young lad unintentionally wrecks havoc on the home life of Goran and Sven. As the film unfolds, we learn just how much an open-mind and giving heart can change the way people think. With dramatic moments, the story adds just enough laughs - so at worst, you may be laughing through your tears. I won't give away the ending, but at least it's as positive as it can be without being too 'Brady Bunch' perfect. The movie is a reminder to us all in this day and age that there is no room for hate. Love comes from withn and is infectious. The movie is in Swedish with English Subtitles.
36 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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Patrik Age 1,5 (2008) directed by Ella Lemhagen,
By Elisa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Patrik, Age 1.5 (DVD)
This is a very well balanced movie, not too much "family" like, Sven and Goran are a gay couple and you can "see" that, but they are also an ordinary couple, with the desire to build a family (or at least Goran has). To be "right" for the Social Service clearance, they move in a even too perfect neighborhood, that to me resemble an "American Beauty" nightmare, and it reminded me a bit of Desperate Housewives, even if the set is in Sweden and not USA: Goran, the "wife" of the couple (Sven goes out every morning to work in the city while Goran remains in the suburbs) tries with all his own to mix to the other housewifes, and some of them welcome him as one of them, some others try to seduce the new "available" man, even if he is not so available.The plot is intelligent and funny, and very, very romantic. It's probably even better since nor Sven or Goran are perfect: Sven's faults are more evident, former alcoholic and bad boy, he is probably not ready to be a father even if he loves Goran; on the other side Goran is so absorbed by his dream to be a father that doesn't realize that maybe Sven is not on his same track. Very good movie, highly recommended. 20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
lovely film,
By Sandy Eggo - Published on Amazon.com
I saw this film at the Palm Springs film festival and can't wait for it to come out in USA format so I can show it to my teenage kids. In excellent dramedy form it touches on many societal themes while portraying a couple trying to adopt a child. Some of the themes: the ambivalence that sometimes comes into major life decisions when one partner desperately wants something and the other goes along with the decision, complexity and dysfunction in families, alcoholism, romantic love, parenting, exploitation of young people, fear of the unknown, homophobia and inclusion despite the minority of homophobes, forgiveness
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