OVERRATED "ART FILM" ALERT: The following film is adored by sophisticated and "with it" film fans. The fact that the average person may find the whole thing unfunny and bland is due to their just not being smart enough to understand and appreciate this masterpiece.This was a very painful and dreadful experience for me--watching this Danish film. It's a shame, really, as I have loved all the other Danish movies I have seen and had very high hopes for this one. Plus, with the word "Mifune" in the title, I really wished the movie had SOMETHING to do with this great Japanese actor (which it really did not). However, because the director chose to use so many disgusting images (I felt a need to bathe after seeing it) and because everyone in the film ultimately seemed so awful and selfish, I really didn't care one bit for anyone--except maybe a bit for the very annoying and under-socialized mentally retarded brother. In fact, every time I THOUGHT I liked a character, the writers had them then behave in horrible ways that guaranteed you'd be turned off by them. While it is true that real human beings are complex (often likable and not likable), the dichotomy was just too striking and unrealistic in this film. And, because of this the characters just didn't seem real. So, by the end, I just wanted them all to go away---the girl, the "smarter" brother and even the mentally challenged one. Just go away and let me pretend I didn't waste my time seeing this depressing mess.

This is a great movie... I think that all the actors and actresses did a very good job!... go see it! I think that Jesper Asholt did the best part!.. you can't tell if his like that in real life :) but i know he isn't... because I know him! then there is Iben and Anders who is unbelievable good actors! I just loved the movie.. a great little lovestory! I can't say that much about Emil playing Livas little brother... I can only say that he is NOT like that in real life... because I also know him! :) .. but i believe it was a great role to play and I think he did it good!Best regards Emil Tarding

Mifune was an entertaining movie. I thought the acting was well done especially Jesper Asholt as Rud. Some aspects of the story were confusing to me like the lottery tickets. Did they win or what? Plus I'm not sure of the ending. I might have read more into it then was expected but maybe that was the goal. Unless you are familiar with Seven Samurai the significance of the pot and gloves is lost. Overall a good movie worth a watch.

I've really enjoyed all the movies I've seen from the Dogme movement, and Mifune is no exception. Stripped down of all the special effects and glitz and glamour that has subverted the movie business in Hollywood, the film makers who adhere to the Dogme principles are able to focus on those elements that really make a film worth watching and memorable - good characters, good acting, good dialogue, tight editing.All it takes is a small cast and crew and minimal technology to add these things to a movie, and create a work of art that stands unique and challenging. So why is it that George Lucas with his billions of dollars and millions of special effects technicians can't manage to get these fundamental elements right? (To pick one recent prominent example of Hollywood squandering time, money and talent).Thank goodness there are still places in the world where the cynical marketing dollar doesn't control all, and real movies can still be made!