Thomsen gives a fully realized, utterly plausible portrayal of a man caught in an untenable dilemma.
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07/08/04
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Inheritance (2003)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:27
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.7/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 9, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: The Danish family drama THE INHERITANCE (ARVEN) is part of a larger movement towards realism through digital filmmaking. Christoffer (Ulrich Thomsen, THE CELEBRATION) abandoned his family life for... [More]
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Reviews for Inheritance
Top CriticAs it moves forward, this bleak parable of business and power teases you with possibilities.
09/10/04
The second of a planned trilogy about class divisions, The Inheritance seems to say that money ruins everything. Save yours for another movie.
07/09/04
Top CriticWhat makes The Inheritance so watchable, and so different from recent couples dramas like Closer, is that these privileged people are decent, likable and struggling to do the right thing.
02/04/05
Top CriticIn the end, there's little left in that sad, cold figure at the head of the firm to compel our empathy or compassion.
07/06/04
Top CriticDon´t expect a “they all lived happily ever after“ tale from helmer and coscripter Per Fly with “Inheritance.“
11/10/03
Fly's writing is subtle, believably building upon the small compromises... which create the type of moral vacuum whose creation cannot be understood from the outside.
11/04/03
Telling and insightful, inventively filmed and extremely well-acted as usual ... but why are Danish films so relentlessly bleak?
11/30/04
It's not exactly fun family entertainment, but it is a realistic depiction of a man struggling between family duty and happiness.
09/17/04
There's a major difference between Inheritance and The Godfather -- and that's a lack of epic and thematic sweep.
02/04/05
Top CriticStriking, often suspenseful.
07/09/04
Every character trajectory is painfully schematic, and the filmmakers evoke cause-and-effect in the simplest terms possible.
06/14/04
This relentlessly morose movie from Denmark is a sleek, desolate fable about the conflict between corporate values and human needs.
07/08/04
Top CriticThe problems of a CEO nicely dramatized.
07/06/04
While the entire movie is one massive flashback, the real reasons for all this Danish dysfunction go unexplored.
10/01/04
Top CriticFly's subtle observations about certain elements of the upper class come through with quiet force.
10/08/04
In his role, Thomsen is strong and convincing.
12/09/04
Top CriticThomsen brings an icy tension to the role, while Norby, as Christoffer's domineering mom, adds a chilling element of Greek tragedy to the story.
10/29/04
a compelling study of the classic struggle men often have to make in choosing between wife and mother, duty and family, right and wrong.
10/16/04
The politics of the story come to life through the vivid characterizations of a uniformly excellent cast.
10/15/04
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