[A] pitch-black, bone-dry comedy.
Comment
08/25/07
The Bothersome Man (2007)
71
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:15
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Bothersome Man is a surreal, comedic meditation, thoughtfully and skillfully made.
Synopsis: Andreas (42) awakens on a bus. He has no idea where he comes from nor where he’s going. The bus pulls up at a run-down bus stop, where a friendly little man greets him and drives him into town in a... [More]
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvag, Petronella Barker, Per Schanning, Birgitte Larsen
Director: Jens Lien
Reviews for The Bothersome Man
Made with formidable assurance, a compelling look, quiet skill and impressive economy.
03/15/07
A dark, nasty little movie that's never quite as deep or as clever as it imagines itself to be.
09/23/06
A few flaws but this is visually captivating and psychologically disturbing.
05/25/07
Top CriticIf only all the production elements added up to great movie. Instead, they seem like window dressing on a sill looking out to nowhere.
09/06/07
It's a delectable premise, rendered with smooth efficiency but we never really get beneath the surface of this shallow parallel reality.
06/02/07
Top CriticThis is a bizarre social satire that mixes the mild-mannered humor of Jacques Tati with stunningly gory slapstick.
09/20/07
full review in Greek
01/08/07
A surreal nightmare of gleaming surfaces and razor-sharp edges, The Bothersome Man unfolds in a sterile city where nothing is quite as it seems.
08/24/07
Top CriticIs it a religious allegory? Political statement? Horror film? Perhaps all three, perhaps none.
09/21/07
Click to read the article
05/13/09
There are several ways to take this bothersome trifle, none of which are at all resonant.
08/09/07
A deliberate, thought-provoking, existential meditation on the curse of creating a neverending heaven on Earth.
08/25/07
Like the Swedish/Norwegian Kitchen Stories, it's a thoughtful Scandinavian film with a bent sense of humor.
09/21/07
Oddball futuristic fun with a serious, if confused, message.
10/28/06
This absurdist black comedy from Norway is unlike any other movie you’ll see this year, but as allegory, it’s a bit too literal-minded.
01/18/08
This Ikea-furnished existential crisis marks Lien out as a talent to watch for the future.
06/02/07
Top CriticAn absurdly funny dystopian allegory that can proudly hold its own next to Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451 and Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
08/29/07
Delightfully droll.
05/22/06
Top CriticDirector Jens Lien mostly favors the clean and bland, succumbing to much of the same pod-person impassivity that the movie purports to critique.
08/21/07
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
Virtuoso Vistas of The Lovely Bones 
Techland examines the visual splendor of Peter Jackson's upcoming film.
Animated Oscar?
Hollywood.com ponders whether or not an animated film could win Best Picture.
Follow Rotten Tomatoes on Twitter
Get all the latest movie updates, reviews, interviews and features here.
Competitions
Win Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 prize packs
We're giving away a bunch of stuff from the upcoming Squeakquel.
Win Inglourious Basterds DVDs
We're giving away five copies of Tarantino's hit, with thanks to Universal. That's a bingo.
IGN RSS Feeds