Kinda sad to see mads gets all the attention. The three other main characters (I know they aren't worldknown as he is) does a phenomenal job too. Specially considering Thomas Bo Larsen has been a longtime alcoholic himself in his former years.

I just watched this yesterday and absolutely love it. Mads Mikkelson is such a great actor.

Congratulations to Thomas Vinterberg and Mads Mikkelsen for receiving today's OSCAR NOMINATION FOR both Best Director and Best International Film (Denmark) for Another Round, announced a few minutes ago Live. 15 March 2021. Good luck & may you win both!!

Mads is so underrated, he's always great in his roles and still dont have much recognition. Makes me sad that he never won an Emmy for Hannibal.

I was on the fence about watching this film, I'll check it out now! Edit: It, was amazing. The acting, pacing, music, facts sprinkled in...just...superb. Next time I'm in New Orleans, I should try a Sazerac. Lol

Fun fact .05 is actually the legal limit for drink driving in Australia. A not so fun fact: you are twice as likely to have a crash when driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.05%, versus no alcohol. Drink responsibly folks.

As a sober alcoholic this movie was eye opening to how the general population views alcohol. The joyous life affirming ending was the most horrifying thing I’ve seen on film. Not bad, but chilling. Mads’ character was given a free pass, and the consequenses of his personal actions disappeared. Real life doesn’t work like that. If you grow dependant on alcohol, and people say stop, leave you, like his wife did it’s a wake up call. His wife coming back just like that seems to me to be an undoing of the learning experience, and a way for him to forget everything and re-start his abusive cycle. I was sweating and shaking during the ending. Also Thomas Bo Larsen, whose character becomes addicted (and clearly has a problem with alcohol from the get go) and dies in the movie as a consequense is in real life an openly sober alcoholic.

After seeing Another Round twice on Hulu and once at the IFC Center when theaters reopened here in NYC (with a video message from Vinterberg preceding the film), I added it to my top 50 favorite movies of all time. It’s a masterpiece.

Wow, you really nailed this review. All the background facts about the film's production are just dead on and also Vinterberg's decision to celebrate life instead of alcohol due to his daughter's fatal accident with the extremely cathartic (and needed!) end scene. You don't get to hear such a deep understanding of a foreign movie very often from US critics (sorry Americans - love you anyway). So, kudos to you, well done. You earned yourself a sub right there!

Mads showing us that a suit undeniably is the best outfit for a man

My favorite movie of 2020. What an ending!

And the Oscar goes to ''Another round''

Finally saw this in the UK tonight. Absolutely blown away. Riotous, Bacchanalic, yet equally complex and moving. Also really want to try and make one of those cocktails they all indulge on in that epic bender about half way through!

Loved this movie! Such a great balance of comedy and darkness.

Saw it last night and loved it! I hope it wins The Best International Film Oscar in April.

I see anything Mads is in. Amazing magnetic actor.

Fun fact: Box-office for "Another Round" in Denmark is close to 14M USD (small country with 6M people)

Alcohol is part of the culture in Denmark.

After watching this, you are dead inside if you don't want to drink, party and dance like crazy. I felt like I did walking out of the cinema after watching Rocky (only then I wanted to shadow box for a whole night 😄). Please give this an Oscar !!

Wow - greatest review I have ever seen - really caught my imagination! I want to see it asap

Well done. I’ll subscribe away. I absolutely loved the last sequence too. I’m glad I didn’t know to expect it; but you certainly aren’t spoiling anything. The comments regarding a North American production likely being burdened assuming audiences are incapable of thought and inference was spot on. The day after seeing the film I came to a conclusion about one of its themes (when celebrating a subject as complex as ‘life’ there’s bound to be many) that made me appreciate the film even more. Excellent.

Loved this review. This movie and Riders of Justice (also Mads) are my favourite movies for many, many years. Both totally life affirming and could never have been made in Hollywood.

I just watched it today and i didn't regret a minute that i bought it And thanks for explaning that with his daughter When i watched it a was a little confused when in the end it said "for Ida" or something similar Now i understand

Nice one! Thanks for the great review. I think this film is going to stay with me for a while. Such a great and broad perspective on a deeply complex human phenomenon. Getting "pished" has never seemed so poignant.

The only channel where I thumbs up before I’ve seen a frame. 😊

All is well that ended well. All of them performed brilliantly. Even the students did their part really well.

So glad it won the Oscar! Denmark is up there ! I think we are in a joint third place now with most wins for best foreign movie. U really should watch the celebration from Thomas Vinterberg.. Disturbing but an amazing movie. Dogme.

have just seen the movie, its strong, im a big bag of emotion right now.

After learning the fact about the directors daughter, everytime I see for Ida I start bursting into tears. Both The Hunt and Another Round have had a huge impact on me and really helped with my love for cinema so naturally I highly appreciate the director and seeing that dance scene with the follow up being the for Ida screen absolutely floored me. Also, what was the shot you were referring to that was incredibly sad if you don’t mind me asking?

I hope they all win at the Oscars !!!! This film was excellent ..💫 I lOved The Hunt too and a bunch of Mads other earlier 🎥

Waiting for that blizzard here in MA too James. Expecting a foot at least. I hope your family understands their visit must not interfere with your viewing the Mando season finale.

This movie will have very different experiences from person to person loved the movie 💝

Watch 'Flashing lights' or Blinkende Lygter

My favorite actor and my favorite movie of 2020 . I actually would have met him this december at a Comic Con here in germany but the 2nd lockdown ruined 2020 sucks

Love the crazy pronunciation of the names

what a stellar review, you do the film justice

Mads Mikkelson should get an Oscar nod for his role!

Excited for this one

Saw it yesterday and cried my heart out... hands down my favorite movie of 2020!

I had to pause the movie for a bit to make myself an old fashioned. So good.

Watched it for the first time today probably my favorite movie of the year but close with The Father

In his name Mads the *D* is silent. and the movie is just amazing! but please dont forget about 3 more actors . they made a great job too

love the thumbnail, great review. happy holidays man!

Such a good movie. Kudos for your review.

This has also been my favorite of 2020 so far.

Thomas Bo Larsen from Another Round was also in Celebration or "Festen" as it's called in danish

So I was wondering: for all you none danish people out there (maybe also outside the nordic countries) - Where there things that confused you about the movie? Like the drunk students on buses or how the classes were run? Or just generally? Always curious how non-danish people react or think about our maybe more grounded movies.

Silly question, would this be a good first date movie? I want to go to his fancy cinema with a girl I like and it is pretty much only showing this movie.

The ending was amazing gave me goosebumps.its must watch.

Fantastic film!

It was excellent and Mads was superb!

Forgot to mention the sound track which was also phenomenal out of this world.

'The Hunt' was so scary. It could happen to any man...

Loved this review, and I thought Another Round was an amazing movie. It was actually the first movie by Thomas Vinterberg and I am now really curious to see the Hunt.

Thought you were going all Critical Drinker on us there James!

I teared up in the final scene...

Awesome movie, but I don't sure about the meaning of ending. Is it some sort of beginning another iteration of loop? Or is it just about “good side” of alcohol?

This is one of the best movies I've ever watched, no Hollywood propagandah or other stupid shit, just a great movie about life

I'm all about Vinterberg and Mikkelsen, this is some hot shit. Makes me want to drink an assload of cocktails.

BTW if you guys did not know the real name of the movie is "Druk"

What a great film this was

The Hunt is amazing

awesome movie!

Brille

what a life btw the premise works if you keep it to a drink an hour. that was a good two weeks, then i did what they did and went overboard.

The most danish movie ever.

Your second pronountiation of Ida was correct

Another Danish movie classic from the year 2000 is "Blinkende Lygter" (Flickering Lights in English) .. definitely a movie worth watching, It also stars Mads Mikkelsen as one of the 4 lead caracters , definitely a unique film in it's own way, for me personally, I can't even count how many times I've watched it, and I usually don't watch movies more than once, my favorite movie for sure.. go check it out.. :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9iZrLWq1bzVpWw.html .. a weird trailer in here for the movie, but the only one I could find with english subtitles :)

You are perfect ❤️

Your interpretation of "Druk / Another round" is a lot different than mine actually. I think it's an embodiment of Danish drinking culture and how borderline alcoholism is glorified in blissful ignorance. It's not uncommon for High-school students (myself included sometimes) to drink upwards of 50 beers a week going to parties etc. As such, I see the ending as the perfect example of that and not a celebration of life. It was very interesting to see what an American got out of it though :)

So, also recommend the tv series ‘Borgen’ (West Wing ) and ‘Klovn’ Clown) from Denmark - absolute killer series... will keep you amazingly entertained

Oh I thought the ending was super sad? He got the text messages from his wife, but instead of going and talk to her and get things right, he chose alcohol over her?

was anyone else left feeling kind of eerie and sad by the celebration at the end? almost like all that pain and hardship just to end up back at square one. idk, but i dont think ive ever felt worse looking at a group of people having a great time.

Im from Denmark and everything in the television is/about Another round/Druk

When he pees the bed

Just so you know, being in your fifties is not old, I'm 53 next month, and I still lift weights and do long distance cycling......you'll see once you get here.

Ya you gotta keep the 0,5%

I’m a Dane. You’re right. The pronunciation is EE-da. If we are to make the sound Ei-da in Danish, we spell it with IG, fx “Mig” (Danish word for “me”).

Specs.... that’s all I’ll say.

Mads is pronounced "Mass". The "D" is silent. Watch "Adams Apples" (2005) and "The Green Butchers" (2003) - both dark Danish comedies with Mads Mikkelsen

This movie just won a BAFTA award as well.

Damn I thought I was watching the critical drinker 🤣

Its not another round, its called druk!

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Every drunk person would agree with the statement that every drunk person is smart enough when drunk. Me as well. Now - I belive being under the influence will expand your mind. And then I´m not talking only about alcohol. Let´s c....

I doubt if Americans really understand the point of the film. No, It's not just about drinking.

Comment 3 months late, but I saw the movie just now! Was curious about opinions around it and appreciated the video. I have to say that I thought this movie was incredibly underwhelming. While I am not familiar with the director, I am still curious to check out the hunt, but I watched this movie for Mads. I think this type of movies are the most frustrating ones: great actors and performances, well realised, overall interesting artistic direction with this “youth drinking in Denmark” setting, and yet it left me with “no meat on the bone” if you will. The absolute lack of a strong message or interesting themes explored throughout was infuriating, even more so by the hokey rushed ending where the main characters didn’t learn a thing. I feel like the fact you had a drink at the start of the review shows a clear disconnect with how I perceived the characters and how you did: the depiction of alcohol as funny and dramatic feels like the director wants to have their cake and eat it too. I feel incredibly uncomfortable in the scenes where alcohol consumption is paying off, while not caring at all about these unlikable and self-centred characters. I am glad many people enjoyed it, I’ve seen far worse movies don’t get me wrong, but I ended up so indifferent that the biggest flaw of this movie is that I will probably forget about it in a day or two. Sorry for the negativity, I enjoyed the video and I am curious to see more of you!

No no no..! You don't pronounce the "D" in 'Mads' .. It's simply pronounced "Mas" I'm danish, trust me..! Every foreigner says "MaD's" while in reality the D is completely silent. And yes "Ida" was correct the second time you said it, not the first time 😜

Did the wife cheat in the movie??

This movie is ok, but nothing special. It just beats around the bush for 2 hours. It goes from nowhere to nowhere. Completely mundane story. It just looks like regular life to me. I don’t need to see it on the screen. I basically live that already. No focused message, no actual point... just life as it is. I’d rather live it in the flesh than watch it through a screen. Just pick anyone in the street and make a movie about their life. Nothing particularly interesting here.