Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out that the choices he has made in his life have affected his love life greatly.
[Director] Boe's technique has more flash than passion.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Jul 2007
fresh:
Although the film, much like its protagonist and his piano playing, lacks a certain passion, its stylistic structure and execution are coolly flawless.
– Raven Snook,
Time Out New York,
10 May 2007
rotten:
In Allegro, the past is a shadowy night town whose geography is continually rearranging itself.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
9 May 2007
rotten:
Like its gifted, but emotionally frigid, pianist hero, Allegro is filled with technical virtuosity but short on real feeling.
– Leslie Felperin,
Variety,
8 May 2007
rotten:
Writer-director Christoffer Boe takes himself very, very seriously. Me, not so much.