Den skaldede frisør 2012

Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: Dyrholm has an unusual magnetism, the kind of face that seems open and unguarded, yet you can't figure out just what it is she's thinking - she and Brosnan share an excitingly adult chemistry. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Despite the gorgeous sights and rollicking sounds of sunny Italy, a Scandinavian heaviness hangs over the film, with a screenplay by Ms. Bier's frequent collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen, based on a story they developed. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: What's remarkable ... is how Ms. Bier's film, in Danish and English, finds beauty in its quiet moments, which are many and close between. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: It's the rare love story that avoids treacly sentimentality. Even rarer is a believable romantic comedy featuring middle-aged people that avoids jokes about sagging flesh and waning libidos. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Adult sophistication is Bier's aim, and she delivers. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: Corny as a vat of polenta, but still rib-sticking enough to satisfy those who like lightly seasoned, easily digestible cinematic starch. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, AV Club: As movies have taught us before (and no doubt will again), a little Mediterranean sunshine and a few plucks of soundtrack mandolin go a long way toward healing heartache. Read more

Peter Keough, Boston Globe: Bier spices up the long-hackneyed generic formula with lush location cinematography, outstanding performances ... and subtitles, but otherwise the movie needs a lot more than love. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: I lost count of how many times "That's Amore" turned up on the soundtrack, and the comic situations are so stale that the whole thing plays like a Scandinavian Tyler Perry movie. Read more

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Pierce Brosnan isn't the only reason to see Love is All You Need. He's merely the best reason to seek out Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's entertaining if familiar romantic comedy. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: Bier is daring to deal with both familial dysfunction and mature romance without painting either in the standard broad strokes. Read more

David Ehrlich, Film.com: A refreshingly uncynical and surprisingly practical portrait of two people learning how to take life at face value and embrace the joy which is made available to them. Read more

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter: It's neither unpredictable nor exactly fresh, but audiences willing to surrender to Susanne Bier's gently comic romance will find plenty of rewards. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: A lovely little lark with a good head on its shoulders. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: We've seen enough romantic comedy to know these two are destined to fall for each other, but Bier is that rare filmmaker who can make you wonder if there will actually be a happy ending. Read more

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic: Result: sufficient pleasure. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Soft around the edges, but with sincerity at its heart. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Even with its flaws and occasional flat-footed choices, this is still a rare movie for grownups. Read more

Ella Taylor, NPR: Two troubled souls struggle with obstreperous relatives and a bundle of unresolved life issues apparently snatched from the nearest airport bookstore. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Bier and Jensen have relied so heavily on cliches that their effort can't compare even to the formulaic movies they're trying to emulate. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Mixes in just enough poignancy and honest emotion to make it a perfect date movie, at least for older couples. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Brosnan is good, and he and Dyrholm erase any and all signs of contrivance in the plot, the script. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It's a nifty entertainment that's always easy on the eyes and gains just a bit of dramatic weight as it moves forward. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Bier's first English-language film deals in the same dumbed-down wish fulfillment peddled by standard American studio fare. What's the Danish word for "Sarah Jessica Parker"? Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Despite the excess cheese atop the story, the setting in the birthplace of pizza gives "Love Is All You Need" a satisfying finish. Read more

Globe and Mail: Breathtaking visuals (sea cliffs, lemon groves) and heartfelt performances enliven what is otherwise a highly predictable story. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: This is a mature rom-com, if that's not a contradiction in terms. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: The cliche-averse will doubtless resist, but the laughter and tears here are never less than fully earned. A lovely film. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: The sole saving grace of this treacly middlebrow dross is the naturally sweet chemistry between Brosnan and Dyrholm. Read more

Mick LaSalle, Hearst Newspapers: The middle-aged romance between the central characters is a lovely thing, and that makes up for everything. Read more

Zachary Wigon, Village Voice: Its strongest moments come when Bier exceeds the expectations of the genre ... Read more

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: Rather than give her protagonists vivid interior lives, Bier defines them in relation to the satellite characters who circle them ... Read more