I liked this film, despite its chick-flick moments. Other reviewers have adequately covered the plot complexities and I agree with the positive reviews. I also agree that the Danish Title should have been kept for the English release. Let's hope that the Danish film industry continues to produce good product like this.The Danish actors in this film are all perfect for their parts. I wish I could say the same for Pierce Brosnan. Don't get me wrong because as he has aged, he makes a perfect bitter middle-aged widower. The Pierce problem is that he can't speak any Danish beyond "thanks" and you're welcome. The movie makes the pretence that he understands Danish but can't or won't speak it. The result is that when Pierce's character interacts with Danish characters, they speak Danish, he speaks English and it looks as if the two aren't interacting at all. Worse than that, Pierce's face goes completely blank as if it's obvious he doesn't really understand Danish. BTW, all the Danish actors can speak English at least passably to unaccented and fluent.While I think that Pierce Brosnan would be perfect for this film if it were set in an English country, he's entirely out of place as an expat industrialist. How can anyone build a successful business without making an effort to speak the language? Successful business relationships are like any relationship. They require patience,understanding and a common language. Maybe their is something I don't understand about Danish pride in their language but I can't help but believe that there must be a middle-aged actor somewhere with the Danish/English skills to really make the Phillip character believable.

Susanne Bier (In a Better World, Things We Lost in the Fire, After the Wedding, Brothers) has come up with another touching and very real exploration of human feelings with LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED co-written with Anders Thomas Jensen. In a story that could have become Hallmarky, Bier is able to score with just the right amount of human need, sentiment and reality testing that makes this little film win.In Denmark, a hairdresser – very significant occupation we'll find – named Ida (Trine Dyrholm) has just finished post mastectomy carcinoma treatments yet when she goes home to share the news with her husband Leif (Kim Bodnia) en flagrante with a young chick form work and leaves her loutish husband to his life choices. Also living in Denmark is wealthy Englishman Phillip, a middle aged, estranged man still angry at the world for the loss of his wife, leaving him to raise his Patrick (Sebastian Jessen)? Patrick plans to marry Astrid (Molly Blixt Egelind) who happens to be the daughter of Ida. The fates of these two souls are about to intertwine as they embark for a trip to Italy to attend the wedding of Patrick and Astrid, to be staged in Philip's villa with the aid of his sister-in-law Benedikte (Paprike Steen) who has always had eyes for Philip, a thwarted romantic delusion. All eyes are on the wedding Patrick has meticulously planned but eventually takes a turn when Patrick finally admits his same sex feelings, and his thawing father falls in love with the emotionally fragile but captivating Ida. It's a story about seeking love and having the courage to change your life - even when you think it's too late.So many threads to this story but Susanne Bier has tied them together nicely – not providing a Hollywood ending but leaving us with thoughts about how circumstances can alter the way we have been unsuccessfully viewing life. Grady Harp

Arrow Films presents a Danish feature directed by Susanne Bier that brings together Trine Dyrholm and Pierce Brosnan as Ida, a woman battling with a cheating husband and the aftermath of chemotherapy, and widower Philip, protagonists in a romance that begins as they meet at their children's wedding.The encounter takes place in Sorrento, Italy where Brosnan's character met his first wife who died several years before. The beauty and warmth of the setting naturally inspires a feeling of romance, but it all has a slight Mamma Mia air to it – minus the singing.That aside, Bier instills a tenderness in Ida whose struggle with cancer functions as a sub plot, the focus being on her beauty and delicate, intelligent nature. Dyrholm is astonishing to look at on screen, and the grace that she brings to Ida is moving. Brosnan's Philip begins as a wounded, uptight businessman (recognisable from previous films like Remember Me,) but he gently and gradually weaves a vulnerability that proves his fine technique as an actor.There are some glorious moments for Philip's desperate sister-in-law, Benedikte (Paprika Steen) as she is batted away in her attempts to woo Philip. Ida's husband Leif (Kim Bodnia) brings his new woman Tilde (Christiane Schaumburg-Muller) to the wedding unannounced, with both characters lending a comic naivety to the film. The reaction from Ida's children is a dream, particularly Kenneth (Micky Skeel Hansen) with his biting tongue and later, brilliantly well-placed left hook.The focus of Love Is All You Need is of course on love, in a rom-com that is naturally charming and relatable. It doesn't sicken, and the story is plausible and raw. It explores sexuality, sensuality, and the nature of love in a way that is considerate and inquisitive. Susanne Bier has a clear vision with her directorial story, admitting that she is "very romantic" herself but insisting "you can't be heavy handed in a rom-com" – and this very human clarity works in the film's favour.Emotionally engaging and a relatively easy watch, Love Is All You Need is subtitled, but not noticeably, with fluid scenes in English interjected throughout (our leading man understands Danish but never speaks it). It's gorgeously shot and a very open, appreciative film.

Review: I enjoyed this emotional drama which is based around 2 characters who in up falling in love under the weirdest of circumstances. The film was really written and directed well by the main character in the movie. You can't help but feel for the 2 main characters, who were played well, and it was good to see another side to Pierce Brosnan, who was a weird but great choice for the film. There are many stories running parallel to the main story, which is what made the film a joy to watch. It has a mixture of subtitles and English, but it doesn't spoil the film. For a Danish low budget movie, I was surprised how the director was able to touch every emotion and I hope that the film gets what it's due. Enjoyable!Round-Up: I really didn't know what to expect from this movie and when I found out that it was Danish, I nearly took it off of my rental list, but I'm glad that I gave it a go because I really enjoyed it. It's not the type of movie that you will watch time and time again, but its really worth giving it a go. For a romantic comedy, there are some extremely deep subjects that people will find touching, but its all pieced together well. It's also worth watching just to see Pierce Brosnan at his best. Budget: €5.5million Worldwide Gross: $10millionI recommend this movie to people who like there emotional dramas about love and marriage. 6/10