Se til venstre, der er en svensker

You can almost hear from the title Se til venstre, der er en svensker that this is a flimsy comedy drama.

Sidse Babett Knudsen plays Katrine, who is about to marry Jonas. Katrine's biggest problem is that she would rather be a little careless with the truth than say things straight out, for she hates to hurt people. That is also why she cannot bring herself to tell her sister Mette about the wedding. Mette, you see, is in a psychiatric hospital, where she has been ever since her Swedish boyfriend Thomsen walked out.

Everything is actually running smoothly until a few days before the wedding, when Thomsen turns up after spending 2 years in Africa. He is not very good at saying things as they are either, namely that he loves Katrine, but the truth also comes at a rather inconvenient moment here on the eve of the big wedding celebration. After a couple of wild days and nights, however, not much is as it was.

There is plenty to be amused by in Natasha Arthy's comedy, but it is not a well-rounded film. It is simply hard to see what Arthy and screenwriter Kim Fupz Aakeson want with the film. Moreover, the characters lack depth. It is hard to understand, and even harder to identify with, cardboard figures.