I love this movie so much

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

I absolutely love this show! I can relate so much to it, with my mother being like Emma (swedish )and my father being like Bruce(very traditional and American). This show perfectly captures what Sweden is really like! I would love a third seasons considering they leave the show on a cliff-hanger with Emma being pregnant.

I think a lot of people miss the whole point of this show -- it may be set in Sweden , but i assure you all , it doesn't matter what country they set this show in -- it is all about culture shock -- I am an American who moved to Belgium to be with my Belgian GF -- and EVERY episode I have watched , I have lived -- the show last night , "Flashmob" was especially funny and painful at the same time because the thought of marriage in BEL is very similar , I had the talk with the parents in Dutch/Flemish (because I thought it would impress her parents , it didn't ! lol) and then afterward found out she had the same thought process about marriage as portrayed in the show ---- Forget about the acting and enjoy it for what it is -- a chance to look inwards -- it's not all about us America ! -- our fast lifestyle is only a USA thing -- an example - in the USA , we can go to the bank on Monday and get preapproved for a mortgage and buy and move into a house on Friday - - we put a down payment on a house 2 months ago and just last week , we were approved for the mortgage -- now we need to wait another 6 weeks to 3 months before the notaries do their thing and we can move in -- so just sit back and enjoy the show , laugh at our cultural differences and get up off your couch and visit another country while you can , it will open your eyes ! thanks :)

I started watching "Welcome to Sweden" without any expectations. The series turned out to be very funny and entertaining. It makes a lot of fun about strereotypes and as a Finn I understand those jokes. But I don't think that for example some Austalian guy who knows nothing about Sweden would get all of the jokes. But not all the jokes are based on Sweden or Swedish stereotypes. There are plenty of jokes that anyone can get. There are few characters that are a bit annoying but luckily they don't show up very often. Greg Poehler and his character are my absolute favourites. But yeah, surprisingly good show but I think Swedes and other Nordic people understand the jokes best.

I agree with many reviewers that "Welcome to Sweden" is packed with old fashioned stereotypes and that it is overall painfully badly written and executed, with very few glimpses of intelligent laughter-provoking jokes and acting. It is therefore really a mystery how it has been given a second season. From a Swedish perspective, however, I see a couple of things that I think might have contributed to the "success" of this series despite the at best lukewarm reviews by many critics and audiences. One: Sweden is a tiny country in this big world and Swedes are in awe of the US. When American celebrities (and former ones) show interest in us or even come to our little pond to connect and work, we get all excited and our newspapers and social media go berserk. The series' cameos, no matter being terribly unfunny, therefore attract an automatic audience. Greg P may be a terrible actor and writer, but through his sister Amy he is certainly a strong door opener to a very attractive US market, where not many Swedish TV series have made it before. And yes, nepotism is a big thing in Sweden too so connections beat quality. Two: I think there is an American nostalgia or fascination with Sweden, based on a very limited postcard idea of Sweden, which gives the series a good portion of US viewers. The fact that the series is located in Swedish contexts, with Swedish actors and spoken Swedish, can itself be enough to fulfill a desire of viewers with a connection to Sweden. The quality of the show is in that light not the main thing. I think both Swedish and American audiences deserve much better comedy than this and I can only wish that more talented, intelligent and modern first time writers will get a similar bombastic chance one day in the very small and closed TV world in Sweden.