Teddy Bear
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  • Summary: The 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would do anything to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a trip to Pattaya, as it seems that love is easier to find in Thailand. (Film Movement)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
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  1. indieWIRE
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Aug 23, 2012
    83
    A gigantic physique hides the fragile man beneath and Matthiesen ably follows the journey of that persona as it tunnels through mounds of muscle to reach the surface. In essence, the lion finds his courage.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Aug 21, 2012
    80
    It's only a slight exaggeration to say Kold gives what may be the performance of the year - one that not only offsets the movie's momentary dips into self-conscious quirkiness but adds a genuine sweetness to the proceedings. Forget the muscles; he brings the heart and soul.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Aug 23, 2012
    80
    Kold single-handedly carries the film, with his quietly powerful portrayal of a gentle soul in a giant's body.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Aug 20, 2012
    50
    The low-key drama is well crafted and likable as far as it goes, but there's not enough narrative impetus or depth to maintain more than passing viewer interest.

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    Other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, how many other body-builder movie stars do you know of? You know, those guys who look massive with the only purpose of their exercise being to win prizes for looking massive? Perhaps it… Expand

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