AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

GazerRise Fantastic!

UK Shaun I must have watched this film at least 5 times.From time to time there is a definite feeling of humor, all be it dark. There is also a sense of warmth between the three characters, united by what they do, which brings them together.I always remember my first attempt at watching a hole in my heart, and switching it off in less than 10 minutes. Not because I was shocked or discussed'ed, but by the sheer visual audio rawness of the film. I'm quite open minded, but anyone who watches a hole in my heart, and expects a glossy film with a beginning, middle and end, will probably be disappointed. The film takes a lot of perseverance and energy to sit through.There is so much going on, with each new viewing I spot something new.The film stars a total of four characters, one of whom spends 99% of the time in his bedroom, secluded. Three characters, as they say themselves, are two losers hanging out with one looser.Beyond the laughter, the togetherness, there's also a sense of sadness, a group of people with issues.The DVD contains a making of. It shows Lukas Moodysson with his crew in the apartment with the actors, and the actors being told to get on with it, they not really knowing what is expected of them or what to do. This leading to frustration. Any useful footage captured obviously wound up in the final cut, and gives the film it's reality feel. There must have been moments, more controlled moments where scripts were supplied.

genieinabottle Well, well...This was a rather strange movie. I've never seen a movie like that. After seeing Moodyssons's excellent movies 'Show me love' and 'Together' I wanted to see another movie by this director. 'A hole in my heart' happened to be his next movie I saw. I was surprised, confused, shocked, bored, and excited. There is no real plot. Just a few people stuck in one place and doing all these weird things. The scenes are loosely connected. Throughout the movie I tried to figure out what Moodysson wanted to tell the viewers. I could see general chaos, filled with disturbing images. It puzzled me how 'Show me love' and 'A hole in my heart' could be made by the same director. They seem so different but in fact they deal with the same thing Moodysson is an expert on, the human nature. Only this picture is much more extreme. It shows the darkest side of humanity. The characters had none morality whatsoever. They talked about and had sex like it was the most ordinary thing. One of the guys even fell asleep during having sex...Where was the magic of love so tenderly shown in 'Show me love?' Where was the warm-heartedness of 'Together?' It's impossible for me to rate this movie. The rating range could be as extreme as the movie itself. I could give it 10 for showing something so complex and profound I don't even have the capacity for grasping or I could give it 1 for the most worthless piece of sh.t I have ever seen. It certainly is a haunting movie that will make you wonder why it was made in the first place. Personally, I don't know what to make of it. One idea occurring to me is that the true meaning of this movie lies in the scenes in which one of the guys and the woman go outside, sink to the ground and coil up. The demons of sex acting up? The burden of life got too heavy? The sense of guilt overwhelmed them? One thing is sure, Moodysson's characters are very open-minded, the issues of sexuality are given a great deal of attention. Only in this movie the limits of the sexual frolics were stretched dangerously far.

christopher-underwood Almost unwatchable at times, this Scandinavian tour de force goes way beyond where you want to go and for what? It is inconceivable that this complicated, deranged, filthy, noisy and objectionable film could have been put together so convincingly without there being real and genuine anger to express. We have a father making porno in the lounge whilst his son takes no part and barely leaves his room. The girl is used and abused and comes back for more. It transpires that the son's mother died in a car crash when he was four and we later learn that the crazed and desperate father was raped by his father as a boy. There are digs at reality TV, cosmetic surgery and violence against women but surely most of this brutal journey is Mr Moodysson trying to tell us something about himself. And that is really scary - Bataille would have loved it!

lhommeinsipide Having seen (and loved) both Lilya 4-Ever and Together in the same week, I decided to continue trawling through Lukas Moodysson's filmography with his latest offering, A Hole In My Heart. If I'm being completely honest, I've never been more disappointed by a film as much as this. It's not hard to see what Moodysson was trying here - set up a chaotic atmosphere with only a handful of characters, then turn things around by unveiling the raw emotion exhibited by these human beings - all on a DV camera. It was done so much better in Miike Takashi's Visitor Q. A Hole In My Heart just smacks of uncomfortable pretension. Had this been Moodysson's first film, I might have been a touch more lenient. However, this is the man who directed Lilya 4-Ever, one of the most disturbingly candid films available, and to go from that to this is just vexing.