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The Green Butchers isn't exactly grade A, but this dark comedy carves some genuinely satisfying moments out of a story that finds genuine emotion in a gory premise.
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The subject is so grim you may find that you've forgotten to laugh. Feb 11, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The subject is so grim you may find that you've forgotten to laugh.
Peter Howell
Gruesome as it may sound, Butchers is a likeable, well-made film and a genuine comedy. Feb 3, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Gruesome as it may sound, Butchers is a likeable, well-made film and a genuine comedy.
Michael Wilmington
You might not want to dine with this group, especially if they brought the meat. But it's OK to play with the knives a little. Jan 28, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
You might not want to dine with this group, especially if they brought the meat. But it's OK to play with the knives a little.
Michael Booth
While it's got a refreshingly dry, nasty tone, the film is never quite as funny as it needs to be. Jan 21, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4
While it's got a refreshingly dry, nasty tone, the film is never quite as funny as it needs to be.
Moira MacDonald
It's much ado about mutton. Jan 21, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It's much ado about mutton.
Ty Burr
Neither funny nor outrageous nor horrifying nor conventionally affecting. Jan 14, 2005 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Neither funny nor outrageous nor horrifying nor conventionally affecting.
Mick LaSalle
For a comedy, that most culturally-specific of genres, the Danish production travels remarkably well Feb 18, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
For a comedy, that most culturally-specific of genres, the Danish production travels remarkably well
Bill Chambers
Denmark may not have any Coen brothers, but it does have one Anders Thomas Jensen, and he's more than enough. Feb 17, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Denmark may not have any Coen brothers, but it does have one Anders Thomas Jensen, and he's more than enough.
Phil Villarreal
...considering the premise, this is a remarkably accessible little film. Feb 13, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
...considering the premise, this is a remarkably accessible little film.
David Nusair
Isn't for all tastes, but it's well worth digging into -- if you've got the stomach for it. Feb 11, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Isn't for all tastes, but it's well worth digging into -- if you've got the stomach for it.
Derek Tse
An obvious and strained effort. Feb 1, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
An obvious and strained effort.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
A dark comedy whose story is propelled by shock but sustained by issues of love and forgiveness. Jan 18, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A dark comedy whose story is propelled by shock but sustained by issues of love and forgiveness.
Stina Chyn
The second out of three films directed by Danish Anders Thomas Jensen and my second favourite after ADAM'S APPLES. Equally dark, equally funny, equally unlikeable-yet-somehow-likeable characters (this time its two butchers butchering acquaintances to keep the business open). The plot is just as wonky as his other films, just slightly less unexpected. But thats a minor quibble, like comparing pigs to pigs when you love pigs. Just watch and enjoy, it's way past time the man directed another one.
Super Reviewer
This is a huge surprise. I have to say that I believe this might be the first Danish film I've ever seen in my life. I'll be looking for more. A beautiful mix of dark comedy and the seriously elevating power of love. In the end, this is less a comedy than it is a moving portrayal of forgiveness in the wake of tragedy. Just a fascinating mix. I can't even think of a film, off the top of my head, where such an emotional blend is achieved in such an interesting way. Flixsters, this is a must-see.
NB: If you do watch this, be prepared to deploy a healthy willing suspension of disbelief.
Best foreign movie around. Even though it was in another language, I laughed the whole time. Sven Sveat!
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