Palabra de Dios

A partir de personajes raros, se desarrollan figuras amigables desde le punto de vista humano, y de la visión ambigua del autor, un grato drama familiar. Es como un pincho, puramente para entretenernos, sin ninguna complejidad de pensamiento. (05.02.2018)

Too bad about the lukewarm and embarrassing start, which doesn't seem to know which tone to choose. It is otherwise a light version of the Polish film The Last Family, which is ruled by my favorite actor Søren Malling in the role of an unbearable manipulative asshole in a bathrobe. The film sometimes drowns in its comedic tone, but as a drama, it has its touching spots. Genz opted for a very stylized feel, which on the one hand adds a retro charm to Uffe's estate, while on the other hand the film sometimes feels excessively leathery. The gods must be crazy, and I eventually developed a certain weakness for Uffe. (05.01.2018)

Word of God is exactly the kind of emotional rollercoaster you’d expect from Danish cinema. It kicks off as a wild, over-the-top ride that’s teetering on the edge of logic, but it’s also pretty entertaining in its absurdity, almost flirting with a bit of dark humor. Just when you think you’ve got the tone figured out, it takes a sharp turn into that signature Scandinavian gloom, and things start to get intense. Honestly, I might have enjoyed it more if it didn’t dive so deep into the darkness. It’s hard to find any sense in such a bizarre family dynamic when the film makes it clear from the start that logic has no place here. (07.07.2021)