Love Is All You Need (Den Skaldede Frisør)
Last night I was in the mood for a romantic comedy that mainly takes in
Italy. I found the Danish movie Love Is All You Need as one of the top movies on Amazon Prime. I was also interested in seeing Pierce Brosnan in a non-James Bond movie. Besides Brosnan, it also stars Trine Dyrholm, and Molly Blixt Egelind. I classify Love Is All You Need as a fun movie to watch. So what is it about?
Ida (Dyrholm) is a hairdresser in midst of battling cancer, unable to process a potentially bleak future, while discovering husband Leif (Kim Bodnia) is cheating on her with a younger woman. It’s also time to celebrate the wedding of daughter Astrid (Blixt Egelind) to Patrick (Sebastian Jessen), son of demanding fruit exporter Philip (Brosnan). Traveling to Italy for the big weekend, Ida literally crashes into Philip during the journey, with the two kicking off an uneasy but warming relationship, learning about the businessman’s history as a widower, fending off the desperate advances of his sister-in-law, Benedikte (Paprika Steen). Laboring to get the festivities rolling, the extended family comes together, only to watch dysfunction spill everywhere, leading to animosities and confusion, with Patrick beginning to question his sexuality on the eve of his wedding vows. As chaos sweeps over the party, Ida and Philip grow closer.
You can probably predict what then happens. I do recommend Love is All You Need if you are looking for something that is light and fun to watch in the beautiful settings of southern Italy.