Lønsj (2008)

Lønsj: Directed by Eva Sørhaug. With Birgitte Victoria Svendsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Bjørn Floberg, Knut Husebø. Bird droppings on a work shirt lead to extreme unintended consequences.

“This film has no originality. It portrays people with problems which we have gotten used to seeing in many other films, including many from Norway, Denmark, Iceland… There is nothing special about their situation as far as film characters are concerned and these people are portrayed with little connection to their past, surroundings or friends. They are seemingly connected to each other by a series of events started by Christeru0026#39;s ego-centric behavior – which we understand is what drove his friends away from him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe director apparently attempted to pay homage to Hitchcocku0026#39;s The Birds (which is signaled right at the beginning with a poster of the film hung on the wall of Christeru0026#39;s kitchen) but it fails miserably. The end, where we see Lina swimming in the rain, is very disappointing, despite Annie Lennoxu0026#39;s beautiful voice.”