Today I did nothing noteworthy, which is to say I spent the entire day working. No lunch-break, no food! I think I even set my MSN on 'busy' at one point – something I don't usually do. Consequently I was totally exhausted at 4 and decided to take off to have some coffee before hitting the cinema once again. Naturally I dragged Ellie with me but only because we were going to see the film together. After food, coffee and gossip we were ready to tackle the piece of Norwegian cinematic fiction a.k.a Buddy.

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It's the ultimate feelgood-film. In general it follows the classic romantic comedy line where boy meets girl, boy sleeps with girl, boy has trouble with the girl, boy has the ultimate romantic moment with the girl in the finale. But it was also so much more. Unlike most romantic comedies this one stayed with me – I couldn't really get it out of my head the next day or the day after that (Note: although it's Monday's entry I'm actually writing it on Thursday). Plus, it had a great story as background to the love angle – Jackass-type stunts that make the local boys famous but also break them apart.

I'm sure some people would say that the love angle was the backup and the relationship between the guys was actually the main story. I thought that too, until the very end where the romantic finale was. When a film ends with lovers reuniting then it's pretty obvious what the main story is. Strangely enough it didn't make the film any less enjoyable. All the sub-plots (discovering you have a son, getting over your fears, choosing morals over fame) were well played and didn't seem forced. I was actually surprised at how much substance the director managed to squeeze into 100 minutes.
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All in all, a great film and if you ever get a chance to see it, I heartily recommend it. Plus, the lead guy is really cute (sorry, I couldn't find a better link). He was there to answer the questions after the film and, naturally, wasn't as good-looking in real life. Still pretty cute though, so don't take it as a serious complaint.

The question-answer round itself wasn't very good, as it's almost always the case in Estonia, since it was filled with great big silences where people were just looking around hoping someone else would pose the questions. Note that although I'm complaining here, I didn't ask a single question either. Another Estonian trait: whine about something that is your fault as much as anyone else's. Nicolai (hey, I've seen him in one film, I have a right to be on a first name basis with him) was really great about it, though... maybe he was already used to it. Therefore the evening was really enjoyable and almost managed to obliterate the awful memory of the workday I'd had before it.

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