Storm

 

Storm 2005

• Director: Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Eric Ericsson, Eva Röse, Jonas Karlsson
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Eva Röse – Äkta Människor
• Jonas Karlsson – Snömannen, Gustav IIIs äktenskap, Snoken, Stormen (The Tempest) on stage
• Why? Jonas Karlsson
• Seen: 13 November 2023                 

             Donny (Ericsson) is a cynical small town hick who has moved to Stockholm to write for Nöjesguiden, Stockholm’s version of Time Out.

       A tear in the barrier between dimensions brings Lova (Röse) to him. She gives him a box. They’re chased by a grim-looking man in a suit (Karlsson). They end up in a gaming hall, or actually in the game called Storm and…

       Well, it starts making a sort of sense after a while. Donny must go back in time and witness bad things he did in his life. Only the Man in the Suit tells him he didn’t really, Lova is lying.

       OK, not all that much sense but it’s captivating. Funny, nightmarish and a little profound, like it might be symbolic, or existential or something.

       And I do like Jonas Karlsson.

 3 ½ or maybe even 4* of 5