Mia and Frida (both 30-something) meet at their parent's engagement party. (Mia's father is marrying Frida's mother.) Mia reveals at the party that she is also engaged to be married to Tim. But as Mia and Frida come to know one another they slowly fall in love with each other. Well, "slowly" is perhaps not correct. Their first kiss was actually quite abrupt, and while Mia protested that she loved Tim, as portrayed in the movie her reluctance wasn't that firm. Overall I liked the movie. It dealt with the issue of love and explored what happens when two people suddenly and unexpectedly fall for one another and the complications that can arise as a result. I thought that Ruth Vega Fernandez (as Mia) and Liv Mjönes (as Frida) came across as natural and believable in their roles, and effectively portrayed both the passion and confusion that both felt as their relationship developed and they had to make decisions about how and if to move forward. They were very effective at making their characters likeable, so that the viewer cares about them rather than just watching. I thought the ending was appropriately ambiguous. While you move through the entire film expecting that Mia and Frida would end up together, the ending didn't state that explicitly and perhaps left it to the imagination of the viewetr as to whether they stayed together or whether the challenges of the relationship continued to keep them apart. All we know is that they found each other. What happened after that is a mystery. There were a couple of depictions of lesbian sex that came across to me as a little bit exploitive. It was natural enough in the depiction of the relationship but probably not absolutely essential to the story. It's also a swedish movie, with Swedish audio and English subtitles for those who don't enjoy that. But overall, this is a very good movie about two people that you grow quickly to care about, and for whom you wish happiness. (8/10)
Kiss Me
(2011)
Very Passionate With Good Performances From The Leads
20 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers