Under solen
Shadow Distribution | Release Date: August 3, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Movies like this are not for everyone, but arrive like private messages for their own particular audiences. Read full review
80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Simple, earnest and workmanlike, it sings of Olof, glad and big, and how he lost his -- well, we can't say what he lost. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Makes a virtue of its own simplicity. But don't be fooled. That simplicity is mere cover. You're kept wondering about the outcome until the very end. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Casts a lovely spell, as warm and seductive as its summertime setting. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Swedish cinema has been famous for a number of things: beautiful actresses, fine sexy psychological dramas, natural settings, cinematic bawdiness and a touch of melancholy. Under the Sun fits that profile well. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A charming, finely nuanced romance. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
Under the Sun doesn't intend to be dramatic, much less melodramatic. This beautiful film just wants to capture life's simplicity. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
This modest drama is the art-house equivalent of comfort food: satisfying in its familiarity. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
Gentle and gorgeous, honoring atmosphere over attitude. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A touching coming-of-age story from Sweden, made interesting by the fact that the protagonist is a lonely, middle-aged farmer rather than an adolescent. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Ultimately, it's the casting and the story that are too good to be true. If a newspaper's classified ad section could document a success like this one, there would never be a slump. Read full review
60
VarietyGunnar Rehlin
A celebration of traditional, detailed filmmaking. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The performances are likable and there's nothing really wrong with the story -- other than the fact that Nutley hardly has any story to tell. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJessica Winter
The kind of quotidian pastoral -- about a simple, honest peasant who finds the greatest love of all -- that the Academy invariably finds irresistible. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderStaff (Not Credited)
All three lead actors are adroit; but the story, adapted from a short story by H.E. Bates, is both contrived and not very well told. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Sugary but well-acted little emotional button-presser. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
It has the melancholy mildew of both "Marty" and the 1940's weepie "The Enchanted Cottage." Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
Try as they might, the two central performers can never overcome the film's underdeveloped core, and are left flailing about amid Nutley's listless, glacial pacing. Read full review
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