A Man Called Ove's reviews
Media reviews
Roger Ebert
"As Ove, Lassgård gives one of the year?s best performances. He?s well supported by the other actors (and the aforementioned cat), but this is a rich, complex performance that is both funny and moving."
Entertainment Weekly
"Holm?s adaptation is a darkly funny, tragic, and ultimately heartwarming tearjerker about the life of one lonely but extraordinary man."
Empire
"Holm?s well-judged adaptation of the bestseller keeps the maudlin to a minimum and plays the black comedy just right. A strong contender for feel-good film of the year."
The Washington Post
"Based on Swedish writer Fredrik Backman?s 2012 bestseller, the movie is formulaic in the manner of ?St. Vincent? and ?Gran Torino,? which were also about the curmudgeon next door: a fist-shaking geezer whose neighbors predictably help him find his heart. But this drama is a bit riskier and more intriguing."
The Playlist
"In too many ways to count, ?A Man Called Ove? ticks off the genre staples one by one ? its only truly original element being the continued conceit of suicide, which carries a darkness that the rest of the film never really matches."