FuzzyTagz
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Kirandeep Yoder
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Candida
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Niklas Pivic
Swedish mid-90s film focusing on a 14-year-old girl in school in Stockholm. She rebels against her mother by wanting to be accepted by her the cool peers, i.e. the upstarts. She starts going out of character entirely in order to try and fit in with them, and not become the butt of their jokes and constant terror. Thus, she shuns the only - the most bullied - girl in her class. The tension gradually mounts towards the end of this school special, which is quite soft yet a laugh if you're Swedish. My only question is: who the hell lets their 14-year-old walk through all of the south of Stockholm on a mid-week night?
David Igra
Although the film consequently depicts families of extreme standards, it still shows the tendencies of Swedish society. The ultra-strict family, now almost extinct as it was when the film was made, the hippie-like mother, irresponsible and seemingly with less maturity than her kids. Yet it captures, although somewhat unrealisticly, the reality for many young women of Sweden today. Not half as well as 'Fucking Åmål' but good enough to be worth a look.
