"8 Days to the Premiere"
8 päivää ensi-iltaan

Available on DVD

Finland 2008 colour 113 min Juonifilmi Oy

***

Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

cast: Laura Birn (Vilma), Mikko Leppilampi (Lauri), Svante Martin (the boss), Outi Mäenpää (Vilma's mother), Iina Kuustonen (Noora), Elina Knihtilä (BB), Unto Helo (ghost), Timo Lavikainen (ghost), Konsta Hiekkanen (head), Stan Saanila, Ada Kukkonen (Jenni), Antti Reini, Matti Onnismaa, Mikko Kouki (Vehviläinen), Antti Virmavirta, Kaarina Hazard, Katariina Kaitue, Minna Koskela, Pihla Penttinen, Mari Peronkoski, Pete Lattu, Mi Grönlund (Charlotta)
credits: dir. & script Perttu Leppä, prod. Matti Halonen, DOP Jyrki Arnikari, costumes Ella Brigatti

As in many drama comedies, the main couple hates each other, falls in love and then hates each other and so on. This movie is no different from than. Except, this time the lady has gone through a big tragedy. She is afraid of social situations. The man is a famous actor and a ladies' man. That role suits very well for Mikko Leppilampi, who has both the looks but also some talent for (romantical) comedy.

Director Perttu Leppä seems to know how to treat his actors. They all fit in their roles and it's them which makes this movie watchable. The story – it could have been more exiting and different from the other movies of this genre. The most funniest roles are made by scarily hilarious Outi Mäenpä&aml; and "the three ghosts", Misters Helo, Lavikainen and Hiekkanen AKA Jimi Pääkallo (it's funny, pääkallo means skull in English and in this movie he is playing a plain head...). Although, you should understand Finnish to understand what's so silly in these three.

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