Teddy Bear

Name: Teddy Bear
Genre: Drama
Released: August 24, 2012
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 70

2012

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Film Movement | Release Date: August 24, 2012 | Not Rated

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)

Director: Mads Matthiesen

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Aug 23, 2012

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. Read full review

David Fear

Aug 21, 2012

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. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Aug 23, 2012

Kold single-handedly carries the film, with his quietly powerful portrayal of a gentle soul in a giant's body. Read full review

Noel Murray

Aug 22, 2012

There's nothing surprising about the arc of Kold's story, but Matthiesen and his cast have created a believable space, and that ultimately helps give Teddy Bear the tension of a fine suspense film once Kold sits down across the kitchen table from Steentoft to speak his mind at last. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Aug 21, 2012

Mr. Matthiesen has a way of consistently and gently upending expectations, sometimes with humor. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Aug 21, 2012

These self-imposed limitations prevent Teddy Bear from having the breadth of a great work, but they give it the coherence of a good tale, simply told. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Aug 20, 2012

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. Read full review

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Paganostaghetti

Sep 30, 2012

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

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