sarastro7

I don't think "Cleaner" was much like "Die Hard" at all. Do you realize she didn't get into the building until an hour and ten minutes into the movie? And she was only inside for about the last fifteen minutes. Anyway, I liked the set-up, I thought the characters felt real, the dialogue was good, and I was positively surprised by the political aspects of making the corrupt suits confess. But I was also disappointed that she spent THAT much time on the outside of the building, and that the political stuff only barely rated a mention at the end. They could have had a really cool movie here, but the structure and the plot decisions kept it from getting really good. I still give it a 7 star rating, and will probably watch it again sometime. It's a shame that a movie with such a good set-up managed to botch much of the promised potential in the third act. But I thought Daisy Ridley was really good, and this movie made me want to see her in more stuff.

This Danish biopic about Eurovision hit-maker and pop singer Tommy Seebach (who died in 2003) was executive produced by his entire surviving family, and is therefore an intensely intimate and truthful portrait, while also being a "warts and all" exposé. Good movies are made with obvious passion, and this one definitely is. From the perspective of the director, it is also a labor of love. It's an emotional rollercoaster which I will go so far as to call the best Danish film in years.

Seebach had several successes during the 1980s, but by 1990 many considered him to be washed up; over and done with. An opinion he himself intensely resented. From this point on, however, he seemed mainly driven by borderline depression, always trying to get back on the Eurovision wagon, rather than exploring new avenues in the music field. His ultimate response was alcoholism, and it ruined his marriage - although he still had one big success left in him; the song that the movie's title is named after.

The movie is well-produced, gorgeous-looking from the beginning in its recreation of the late 1970s, and Anders Matthesen is extremely well-cast as Seebach. I can't think of anyone better suited.

Now, Seebach's music is melodic pop; if you're a cultural snob it won't be much to your liking. However, snobbery is dumb, and there is no true distinction between alleged "high" and "low" culture. If you lived through the 1980s in Denmark, listening to and still remembering this music, I think you will love this movie. Its emotional impact is as just great as the recent movies about Freddie Mercury, Elvis and Bob Dylan. It's great because it is intimate, true and, above all, respectful. When many would (wrongly) think that it doesn't really need to be. Check it out.