Four More Years (2010)

Four More Years (2010). 1h 27m | Not Rated

“Four More Years is the lighthearted and charming story of a forty-something Swedish politician named David, the leader of a political party, whose wife Fia is his chief aide and adviser.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the aftermath of a disastrous election, which instead of making him Prime Minister as expected loses his party almost all its influence in parliament, David falls in love with Martin, a younger, openly gay leader of the opposition party that trounced Davidu0026#39;s in the election. (The movie was directed by the actress who plays Fia.) There follows an Adamu0026#39;s Rib sort of dilemma, with lovers on opposite sides of a professional matter of great importance to both – in addition to Davidu0026#39;s anxiety over coming out as gay.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAmericans will have a hard time believing politicians of opposing parties ANYWHERE can treat each other with unfailing mild-mannered courtesy, but it may well be true that Swedish politicians actually are civilized human beings, unlike the snarling savages who dominate American politics.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd gay American men may not recognize the intensity of the passion between David and Martin. I think the two guys are very sexy, both individually and together, but viewers conditioned by the hairless twenty-something gym bunnies and feral copulation that distinguish American gay movies will find these two men unattractive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnybody looking for fireworks – either political or sexual – will be disappointed in this movie; but as a look at how civilized, mature (but not old) gay men with serious interests outside of themselves might behave, Four More Years is a revelation and a welcome breath of fresh air in the world of gay movies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll the performances are good, the dialog is intelligent, the story is not as predictable as it could be, and there are some very entertaining supporting characters – particularly Davidu0026#39;s mother and Martinu0026#39;s father. I enjoyed the movie enough to watch it again right now.”