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Adams æbler (2005)
 
Review
Anders Thomas Jensen, writer/director
of De
grønne slagtere, returns with this equally offbeat,
albeit not quite as stylistically assured or cleverly written black
comedy, in which Mads Mikkelsen portrays a priest in complete denial
over how badly life has fared with him. Turning the other cheek every
time he gets a chance, he heads a parole program for different types of
criminals. Newcomer Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) detests the priest's positive
outlook on his miserable life. He wants to crush the lie he is living, using loads
of crude violence along the way, which Jensen contrasts, at times
hilariously, with Mikkelsen's unruffled appearance. Thematically, Jensen
bases his film unequivocally on The Book of Job, interlacing not too
deep biblical discussions and allegories with bits of absurd comedy,
which hit home until they become repetitive. The film is clever
on a superficial and entertaining level, even if it hardly makes you
ponder life quite as profoundly as its characters do.
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