Damn nearly died of laughter when it skipped to them fishing for cod haha.
Oscar should be given for one of the best films of the yr
That dance at the end by Mads is one of the best things I've witnessed in my life. The whole movie's worth it.
i love it when mads goes all out, makes a hell of a show combined with thomas bo larson...the hunt...ring any bells? well acted relatable and thought provoking
I'm 23 years old and have yet to have my actual first drink, I think I'll keep it that way
This film is a mirror of the human experience. I felt deeply connected and moved by it. What a ride.
“Do you find me boring?”
‘Another Round’, also known as ‘Druk’ in Danish, is an hilarious and thought-provoking movie that deep dives into the themes it presents: Life, youth, friendship, alcoholism, and being loved. Because if things don’t go well for you in life, then give it another shot, if not, then hang yourself up to dry.
The movie is about four close friends who so happen to be teachers at a high school. All four of them have mundane lives, who are stale at their jobs and social life, and are just unhappy with everything. Until one day they decided to get a little tipsy, maintaining a specific blood rate of alcohol in their bodies to be happier and more active in work, but more importantly feel less invisible by being more loose and fun.
Through alcohol, you experience a certain type of happiness that can make you feel bubbly and lively. You laugh the hardest with the people around you. You do or say things that your sober self wouldn’t dare to do. You feel completely fearless. However, once you get addicted to that feeling, it can easily lead you to dangerous territory and things can spiral out of control. That’s this movie in a nutshell.
Mads Mikkelsen, an actor that makes every movie so much better, delivers a fantastic performance that’s a perfect mixture of humour, charm, and gloomy. I was also impressed by Mads drunk acting during the small and big moments that felt believable. The same thing can be said with the supporting actors, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, and Lars Ranthe. I can tell this was a collaborated effort to deliver effective performances.
The movie is worth seeing for the ending alone, as you get to see Mads Mikkelsen dancing and it is incredible to watch.
So yeah, I highly recommend this one, but I also want to recommend another Danish movie called ‘The Hunt’, that came out back in 2012, which is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the same man who brought us this movie and it also stars Mads Mikkelsen. It’s a heart-breaking movie that has one of the best performances from Mads. It feels overlooked in my opinion. So please check out ‘The Hunt’ and ‘Another Round’.
Always a pleasure to watch Mads! Solid movie with great performances and tight writing.
Interesting premise and convincing acting throughout. Definitely worth watching.
Great film. Mikkelsen and the rest of the cast are spot on. The film is not just about consumption, but about the risks you'll take to break free of the mundane life so many feel trapped in, and the consequences for breaking those shackles.
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It's a really fun movie to watch, although the ending is expected, you enjoy the whole thing.
Everything about this film should feel insufferable to me and yet Thomas Vinterberg managed to make me connect to and root for 4 men in their 40s/50s going through a midlife crisis and acting like reckless teenagers. I think that says enough about the good work that is done here.
It’s a fun, sensible, serious, introspective and ultimately fundamental exploration of the boredom and depression of a very non-spectacular and uneventful regular middle-class adult life and the never-ending longing for youth.
An interesting reflection on alcohol consumption. Mads Mikkelsen's performance is incredible, as always.
Mads Mikkelsen never ceases to amaze me. He stands out alongside Thomas Bo Larsen (lovely last name), Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe (Amazing first name). There is chemistry between these four men who are having a midlife crisis. They never fail to keep you glued to your screen. Seeing them all cope differently with their alcohol abuse is interesting to see.
You have a feeling it'll all go down a bad road one way or another for the four teachers. Everyone is effected differently, but it's lovely to see them having each other's back at every turn. You'll laugh with them, feel bad for them and have the biggest smile on your face at the end. Those final 5 minutes are a sight to behold. Mads Mikkelsen moving his hips is something you don't want to miss out on.
Another Round is a must watch for everyone here at Letterboxd, you'll be amazed by Mads Mikkelsen, the story, the other actors and the ending. Another Round is one of 2020's best. I haven't seen many of them but it'll be up there for sure!
Mads Mikkelsen dancing and spinning around is one of the most beautiful cinematic moments in 2020
He's so good , great cast all around and a top notch movie
Sophisticated, intellectual, refreshingly different movie. More like this please.
Phenomenal movie and one of the best endings I've ever seen. Goosebumps!
Edit: Back for a rewatch and I'm so glad I did. This is one of those movies that makes me feel so utterly alive. Just fantastic.
i was expecting a whole 4ss different movie however it surprised me so much. That last dance scene alone should make you watch it (it was the closer i have been to a club in the last 20 months too so...). Pretty good movie with a great cast. 100 % recommended.
So many familiar moments in that movie! :sunglasses:
The science behind it: https://www.nrk.no/norge/--to-glass-vin-gjor-deg-helt-normal-1.501219
A decent dramedy with a great performance from the always reliable Mads Mikkelsen. Unfortunately the themes of drinking culture and the midlife crisis are tackled in the most obvious, predictable way. A lot of the writing and character arcs didn’t feel all that fresh or dramatically interesting to me, and on top of that the set-up requires a lot of suspension of disbelief. It’s more of a film that’s elevated by some individual moments, such as the scenes that involve dancing and excessive drinking. Depending on the kind of person you are, you’re likely to either laugh or cringe at those moments, however for me they never go to a place I found surprising. It’s missing something like final 30 minutes from Requiem for a Dream, a risk factor that’d elevate this beyond a standard warning of substance abuse. The directing is pretty decent, I like the strong Danish stamp that Vinterberg works into his direction here, but it’s also way less visually interesting than The Celebration or The Hunt.
6/10
'Another Round' is good.
The plot is a little predictable and its message ends up being pretty standard, with it very much being the performances that elevate this flick up for me. I found the characters cringey a few times as they act like teenagers rather than fully grown adults around alcohol, though I can appreciate what the film was going for. What wasn't cringe, however, was Mads' dancing - chapeau!
I've watched a lot of Mads Mikkelsen and a fair bit of Thomas Bo Larsen lately and found them to be highly reliable performers and here is thankfully no different, I really enjoyed them as actors throughout this 2020 release. The others merit props too, namely Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe.
Mads Mikkelsen's dancing at the end makes it worth it
What an odd movie. Somehow intruiging but also very weird. Not really sure what it was supposed to be about. Yes, there were some interesting points made, but at the same time … where there really?
Well done but all in all, the movie was just wwwwaaaaaayyyyyyy too long. 2h felt like 4 :sweat_smile:
Both amusing and thought-provoking at times, it raises an interesting hypothesis for the existential question and answers it well with varied but generally optimistic responses. Should watch imho.
Goes great when watching with alcohol.
The original title of the film is Druk.
This movie is best seen a bit drunk, but even sober you end up a bit drunk.
I like to think that this is what Hannibal would be like if Mads Mikkelsen didn’t eat people
I'll have what they're having.
it’s just not for me. idk maybe because im not that old
On the surface the movie sounds rather superficial: some friends try to maintain varying degrees of intoxication in their daily lives. But to what end? That seems to be the central question that each of them needs to answer for themselves. Is it for science? Is it to improve their lives? Is it to push away pain? In the end the alcohol really seemed to be more of a metaphor than anything. What did they want out of life? The last scene answers that question for the main character.
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Second time here, definetely better than Nomadland.
This variegated life of ours.
Easily one of the best of 2020.
Shout by Miguel A. ReinaBlockedParent2020-12-20T10:33:06Z
The Nordic countries are the ones that most control the sale of alcohol, but also the ones that have the most problems with it. This searching (and finding) of de-inhibition is a very sarcastic look. The film also works better on its uninhibited side than on the dark side. The courage of the proposal seems subjected to a certain moralistic reading. For the dance scene alone, Mads Mikkelsen deserves three Oscars. "What a life, what a night. What a beautiful, beautiful ride".