This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Blistering performances.

What a great movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It deals with so many issues in its short running time, and while it doesn't offer any solutions, it does make you think. That's a good thing. Well acted by all involved, especially the younger actors, who do not shy away from some very difficult scenes. The story is entertaining and engrossing.

Although Kapgang has lots of sweet and loving moments, I found it mainly a painful and confronting drama. And a good one, in the tradition of the Scandinavian coming of age films of the 70's. Having lost my father at young age in the 70's, I can imagine the way Martin deals with his grief. On one hand very mature, because you don't (want to) understand what happened. On the other hand - at the grave of his mother - an explosion of pain as he realizes that she is not coming back. Main actor Villads Boye and director Niels Arden Oplev make it realistic and confronting. His father is broken, he sleeps in the basement and f**** with the hairdresser His brother is broken too, he wears his mom's sunglasses and is raged when Martin burned their mothers clothes. Martin acts as the adult of the family. The coming of age part surprised me. There is sexual tension between Martin and Kristine, but even more between Martin and his friend Kim. The menage a trois seems to develop in a happy way for Martin, but in the end it feels that he is the looser. Kim and Kristine make love on Martins confirmation party, he becomes just speed walking champion. But he has to move on...The combination of love and death, both with it's embarrassing moments makes Kapgang a special movie worthwhile seeing.

This is a lovely movie about a transition to adulthood. Martin goes through the typical elements of it including friendship, love, sex, death, and seeing his father and other adults as people with flaws and weaknesses. He experiences his first romantic disappointment and takes in a lot of experience to process but keeps going. As an American, I kept waiting for the things that might typically happen but the movie never strayed into the trite. It's amazing in its running time how many characters that we get to know. Part of me wants to see more but part of me loves the feeling that we are left with, not of resolution but of Martin greeting the joys and challenges of adulthood and the sense that he's going to be just fine.

I saw this movie 2 days ago and I can't stop thinking about it. The story was interesting (somewhat uncomfortable at time) and compelling. The range of emotion from the actors, especially Villads Boye playing Martin, was what makes this film stand out. The scene with Martin and Kim was so tender and natural, I felt like I was watching them in real life. A grounded and deeply enchanting Martin, who in the end is the rock of the family. The one who makes this story so moving and so deep. His emotions, his friendships, his feelings are rooted in a wonderful soul that cares about his friends. Someone who understands how to pick up the pieces. With firm convictions and reassuring when the family needs him. The foundation that his father and brother need. All of the actors did a superb job in the film but Villads Boye as Martin had the standout performance. I didn't want the movie to end.