Fresh
Skarsgard, who is perhaps best known for "Good Will Hunting" and "Breaking the Waves," makes the most of his rich role, imbuing Ulrik with a knockabout charm.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Somewhat Gentle Man
Sometimes gangsters need hugs too.
2010 · 1h 43m · N/A
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Hans Petter Moland
Overview
After serving a 12-year sentence for killing the man that slept with his wife, a man ponders whether he should try and reconcile with his family, or take revenge on those who turned him in.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A sly delight.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
"A Somewhat Gentle Man'' is welcome, in part because Skarsgard is almost the whole show but also because the actor doesn't use the role as an excuse to put on a big performance - to do more. On the contrary, he quite wonderfully does less.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
Only an actor of Skarsgard's resources could do so little and make such a big impression.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Like the Coen brothers at their least convincing, the mix of low-grade depression and amped quirkiness never shakes off the feel of self-conscious posturing.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
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