Drunk

Translated from swedish: This is Danish cinema at its absolute best, it's hard to even imagine anything more Danish. It probes the human core and wounds, leading from laughter to tears and back again. It's a matter of life and death, going straight for the throat. It's magnificent and fragile while simultaneously being performed somewhat effortlessly. And has Mads Mikkelsen ever been this good? I don't think so.
- Emma Gray Munthe

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: When Vinterberg opens all the floodgates, it's the violent, highly romantic, chest-bursting joy of life that he unleashes; the kind that borders on madness and nearly destroys you. The kind you can't survive without all possible help: Friends, love, poetry, Kierkegaard and, above all, music.
- Kerstin Gezelius

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: The film is absolutely insane, well-crafted, incredibly funny (never silly) and daringly provocative in its portrayal of how constant intoxication makes four grown men more open-minded and lively. But also the potential danger of alcoholism. The experiment with its consequences is the pounding heart of the work, which the characters beautifully get to dance around. The chemistry between the actors makes the drama work incredibly well, with dialogue that never feels unnecessary but instead flows naturally and playfully surprises.
- Edward Langert

Swedish: filmtopp.se »

Translated from swedish: "Drunk" has become an incredibly powerful film that most of us can probably relate to at times. It nails alcohol consumption in Scandinavia right on the head, without necessarily raising a moralizing finger. The daring ending is both paradoxical and absolutely calls for (controversial) reflection. The soul and heart of the film is still relationships, loneliness and the need to feel belonging – all mixed with wonderfully liberating comedy and top-notch actors.
- Tor Aavatsmark

Swedish: ljudochbild.se »

Translated from swedish: Through Vinterberg's ridiculously sensitive direction, almost the entire film feels like a playful dance around life and blood alcohol levels, between self-medication and piss-soaked sheets. Moments of euphoric immortality are abruptly halted when Mikkelsen smacks his head straight into the faculty room doorframe in front of his colleagues' morning coffee. It's the DNA of drunkenness, elegantly translated into moving pictures.
- Jakob Åsell

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: Thomas Vinterberg explores male camaraderie with equal parts tenderness and irony in the Oscar-nominated "Drunk".
- Jan Söderqvist

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Anyone expecting a morally instructive story here has come to the wrong director. At its weakest moments, the film comes across as an extended commercial for a certain Danish brewery featuring Mads Mikkelsen, but alcohol isn't the main point here.
- Felicia Frithiof

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: Despite truly addressing the darkest side of drinking, it's still very much a tribute to intoxication, to moments of wild (maybe just moderately wild) joy. You could even say that the film is above all life-affirming. With alcohol as the fuel for that affirmation.
- Anders Lindahl

Swedish: russin.nu »

Translated from swedish: "Drunk" is wonderfully charming and at the same time fatally decadent and very Danish. The dialogue is smart, snappy and elicits many laughs. Probably because I can't remember the last time there was a really good party; back when it wasn't forbidden to dance, belt out old hits, clink glasses with friends and drunkenly embrace, but I just love all the party scenes, from the very first to the iconic last one. I catch myself smiling and wanting to join in, drink and laugh without a thought for tomorrow.
- Ulrika Köpsén

Swedish: filmeye.se »

Translated from swedish: About booze, for better or worse

Swedish: folkbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: In its entirety, "Drunk" is one of the year's best films. It blends comedy and drama incredibly well, and stands as one of the best-acted movies of the year. You understand all the characters' motivations for the experiment in the film, and all the emotions they go through are amplified and comprehensible - many have said the film is light-hearted.
- Linus Andersen

Swedish: cinetaste.se »

Translated from swedish: Director Thomas Vinterberg's initial idea for the film was supposedly to make a tribute to alcohol. I'm glad that idea changed - there are far too many downsides to what alcohol can bring, far too many children growing up in families with alcoholic parents and the violence that often comes with it.
- Rosemari Södergren

Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »

Translated from swedish: "Drunk" is both a tragedy about alcohol culture and a joyful film about how wonderful it is to be drunk and break patterns. Life can be so narrow and boring, controlled and eternally measurable, and whatever method you choose, it can be worth forgetting yourself for a while.
- Sofia Olsson

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: "Drunk" is, with its concept and Mads Mikkelsen in the lead role, a clearly watchable film that feels memorable, but more entertaining than deeply serious.
- Björn Jansson

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: Despite piss-soaked sheets leading to hangover anxiety and the destruction of relationships, the story never becomes preachy about alcohol's consequences with warning signs or wagging fingers. Instead, alcohol is used as a catalyst to search for life's most fundamental and desired state: feeling good! That's exactly what it is - Vinterberg opens all channels to that reckless, heart-pumping, endorphin-rushing joy of life that you need help from music, poetry, and friends to handle and live through.
- Jesper Ahlcrona

Swedish: kultmagasin.se »

Translated from swedish: Comedies that seriously tackle adult themes are relatively rare, and there's something about the relaxed and contemplative atmosphere in "Drunk" that I really appreciate. Unfortunately, the plot is somewhat thin and the film unnecessarily long for it to be truly sharp.
- Alexander Kardelo

Swedish: moviezine.se »

Translated from swedish: Danish success doesn't go all the way with the alcohol
- Malin Krutmeijer

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »