Fresh
Lurid and stylish, this 2008 Danish feature plays like a cross between The Postman Always Rings Twice and High Noon, with a dash of Gothic thriller.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
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Terribly Happy
Overview
Robert Hansen, 34, a young police officer from Copenhagen, is transferred against his will to the small town of Skarrild in Southern Jutland as a substitute Marshall. The transfer is Robert’s chance to start over. Whether he is allowed to return to his job in Copenhagen, all depends on how well he performs in this frontier town.
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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Entertaining and full of surprising twists, this highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment duty in the provinces plays with genre in a manner that can be compared with the Coen brothers or David Lynch.
Alissa Simon, Variety
Fresh
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
Terribly Happy must surely be the greatest Danish Western ever made.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Rotten
The characters are intended to be slightly stupid, but the writing isn't necessarily smarter.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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