Very well executed

A Disappointing Continuation

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

"Whateverest" is a Norwegian 15-minute short film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. This was made 4 years ago and it is actually a little mockumentary. It had both comedic and dramatic elements, so I am a bit surprised it is just listed as a drama here on IMDb. Anyway, maybe the humor was too dark. I personally felt the action was not really that interesting and they also could have done better on the drug-related references. I do think though that the lead actor has great screen presence and I believe he should consider a career in acting. I see this is his only credit so far. But Borgli certainly needs to step up his game (if he hasn't already in the last 4 years, to make an impact on the international stage or at least make full feature films first of all. As for "Whateverest", I do not recommend it. If you still want to see it, make sure you got subtitles, unless you are fluent in Norwegian.

How this short mockumentary doesn't have higher reviews is entirely beyond me.The filmmaker has managed to capture, in just 15 minutes, a huge range of emotions. You begin by feeling sorry for Marius, almost laughing at him. confined to his failed life. Then you feel pity in that his choice to look after his sick father rather than following his dream was a choice few people today would make. His philosophy "No Bad Days" was a turning point where you begin to realise that despite his circumstances his awkward, sad, optimism in fact quite beautiful.Beautifully filmed, beautifully edited, an amazing soundtrack you can understand how it's managed to win so many awards and that, at the time of writing this, that the film only has a review of 4.9 is a pretty sad reflection on what IMDb users today have become.