The Promised Land (2023)
35KThe Promised Land (2023). 2h 7m
“Well as a Dane you sort of have to go see a film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, one of our most successful directors, and starring Mads Mikkelsen our most internationally celebrated actor. Now, in Denmark itu0026#39;s common knowledge that Mikkelsen has a tendency to mumble and can be hard to understand without subtitles, and alass no exception here! I wish I had waited for this to appear on Netflix so I couldu0026#39;ve turned the subtitles on. But HOW is this even possible? With all the post-production options there are of retaking lines? And Mikkelsen wasnu0026#39;t the only actor allowed to mumble.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also felt that in the direction the actorsu0026#39; choices could have been a lot bolder. And the delivery of lines was often flat and lacking real intention, and real infusion of emotion, as if the director thinks u0026#39;flatu0026#39; equals quiet and intense.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all pretty damn underwhelming!”
