Nothing kindles despair in a young man as much as failing where a friend succeeds. Phillip (Anders Danielsen Lie) is the new literary star, Erik (Espen Klouman-Hoiner) his ever more estranged pal. The story's a downer, but this Norwegian film's tone is playful and inventive, slipping nimbly from reality to fantasy — an action movie for the brain.
Grade: B+