Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier (Thelma) perfectly casts Reate Reinsve (Oslo) as Oslo medical student Julie, a magnificent mess who changes career plans too often in her early twenties and may just have similar problems with relationships. Also, perfectly cast are her men— a Robert Crum-style comic-book artist Aksel (Anders Danielson Lie) and Eivind (Herber Nordrum) a married stranger she meets at a party.
If you haven't guessed already, it's a dramatic comedy about a woman on the verge of figuring out who she is. She's unlikely "the worst person in the world" nor is she the "nicest." One thing I can reveal is that she is "funny" in a way we haven't seen since Fleabag.
The whole film is pretty likable too. it delights and generates some solid, rootin-'tootin' laugh-out moments. Until a third arc conversation between Julie and Aksel that delivers a gut-punch about the artifacts of youth. Wowza. I'll never forget that dialogue.
The Worst Person in the World may be about a young twentysomething woman but to me, it plays more like recent comfortable coming-of-middle-age films such as Gloria (2013), Gloria Bell (2018) combined with TV's Fleabag or Catastrophe. This is the third film in the Norwegian director's Oslo Trilogy. However, it stands alone and is one of the best films of 2021.
In a nutshell: Funny, bittersweet and poignant, Worst Person is a very likable film.
Award potential: The Cannes winner is nominated for Best Internation Feature Film at the Oscars.
Where to watch: Currently on VOD
The Ten Buck Review: Worth ten bucks
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