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Mifune
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
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Based on 1 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Romance
Written by:
Anders Thomas Jensen
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Directed by: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Release Date:
Theatrical: February 25, 2000
DVD: September 5, 2000
Running Time: 99 minutes, Color
Origin: Denmark / Sweden
Summary
RATING: R for strong sexuality and language, and for some violence
Starring Iben Hjejle, Anders N. Berthelsen, and Jesper Asholt
In this bittersweet comedy, a newlywed businessman who is faced with the death of his father returns to the family farm to care for his mentally disabled brother.
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What The Critics Said
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San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
A vital, sexy and touching movie that goes to the heart of what human caring is all about.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
With the filmmaking techniques pared to the bone, it is left to the actors to bring the scenes alive - and they do, often brilliantly.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
If the story is immensely satisfying in a traditional way, the style has its own delights.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
The liveliest, most original family values film of the year so far.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
The brusque realism of Kragh-Jacobsen's style -- his careful suppression of style -- allows a surprising sweetness to emerge.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Might be structured like a soggy house of cards, but it's shot beautifully and acted expertly.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
Both enjoyably lighthearted and proof that even the most stridently purist approach to filmmaking can produce a cliched romantic comedy.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Luke Y. Thompson
Mifune's radical stylings belie its clichéd core.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Makes up in solid acting what it lacks in Hollywood-type frills.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Cliched narrative, which isn't funny as often as seems intended.
Read Full Review >Slate David Edelstein
Material so utterly conventional that you can predict every plot turn after the first half-hour.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Paula W. gave it a 7:
A sweet-natured story of weary urbanites finding solace in an unexpected move to the country. Mifune is nothing really new. What saves it from the run of the mill is that (in keeping with the filmmaking principles of the Dogma 95 movement) there are no gimmicks: no tricky editing, no artificial lighting. Just a charming story, straightforwardly told.
