TxMike
I watched this at home via Netflix streaming movies. I was intrigued by the description, non-talented tomboys want to start a rock band. My title calls them preteens, I believe they are actually supposed to be 13 but they seem a bit younger.The streaming movie has English subtitles, these two good friends with very short hair visit a recording studio, they actually get their hands on instruments for the first time and absolutely can't play. They can't really sing either and they make up anti-establishment lyrics.They are forced at school to sit through a student talent show and hear another 13-yr-old girl play guitar beautifully. They hatch a plan, maybe they can befriend her and she can teach them to play.They never really form a rock band that anyone would want to listen to, but the story is more about family and friendship and how to look at options for yourself as you grow towards young adulthood.I only found the movie "OK", others might like it more.
Balaram Briant
I couldn't stop grinning throughout the entire duration of the movie. It was adorable and hilarious, and somehow the inexplicable charm of it all makes up for the incredibly thin plot line. Really there was hardly any attempt made by the director to create suspense, and yet I would have watched another two hours of it happily. This is the second film I've seen by Lukas Moodysson, the first being Lilya 4-Ever, and I can see in both of them that his strength as a director lies in his wonderful and lovable characters and their interactions (the dialogue is magnificent!). So like I said, I've seen two of his films thus far - but I won't stop now till I've watched them all. And I'm not a big fan of non-English films either, but Lukas' films are so good that I love them despite a host of reasons why I shouldn't. So in conclusion, I do feel like a more driving plot line would do this film a lot of good. But it's totally worth watching despite this shortcoming: the characters are unforgettable. Must watch. I find myself ranking this right up there with my favorite films despite its clear shortcomings.
Daniel Clitheroe
Cannot remember seeing a film I enjoyed as much as "We are the best!". Guess it helped being in a full cinema, noisy as well with so much laugh-out-loud laughter. At its heart the film is about two thirteen year olds, Bobo and Klara. Later a third girl, Hedvig, is introduced but it's the relationship between Bobo and Klara that makes the film. There's a scene with Bobo and Klara in bed together after a party held by Klara's older brother Linus which is especially poignant, reminiscent of the night time scene from "Stand by me" with Will Wheaton and River Phoenix. There are so many unforgettable scenes, some, because of their root in reality (like "Fools and Horses" for example) so belly achingly funny. Everyone, and I mean everyone, in front of and behind the camera is brilliant. It's mighty close to being the perfect film. I loved this film. It is the best!
RealSmiff
It's been a while since i saw a Moodysson film. You forget just how effortless he makes film-making seem, but then you only have to watch almost any other movie with actors these ages to realise what a feat this is. If anything, the actors here are too young for their characters (unsusual!) - there was a scene near the end where the two leads are fighting that was hard to take seriously, and more seriously, the actress playing Bobo looked a little lost here as well! It lacks the depth or profundity of some of his earlier work, such as Show Me Love. That was 16 years ago, i remember it so clearly! Will I be thinking about this one for days after? i don't think so. Does Moodysson not make darker films any more? That's a shame, but for what this is, a light comedy suitable for all, plus a gentle homage to Sweden in the early 80s, it succeeds brilliantly. He's a little bit like the American John Hughes at showing a child's POV without being patronising, but unlike Hughes also without painting the adults in two dimensions. I'm hoping he'll make more films like this, maybe a bit longer and less afraid of upsetting the audience (that doesn't mean they all have to be like Lilya 4-ever either,there's a balance somewhere!). I'm being picky because i'm a fan - highly recommended and needs wider exposure like all of his films.
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