“Love is All You Need” is a film about an Englishman played by Pierce Brosnan living in Denmark where he runs a large produce business. He is a widower, a loner, and an emotionally absent single father to Patrick who brings everyone together in Italy for his wedding to Astrid. Things get complicated when, two days before the wedding, Astrid’s mother, Ida (Danish actress Trine Dyrholm), splits from Astrid’s father due to his affair with a much younger woman.
This movie is a wild combination of “Under the Tuscan Sun” meets “It’s Complicated” meets “Threesome.” It’s an entertaining romp where much is predictable but that’s okay with me as long as it turns out well for all (or most) of the parties involved. Brosnan, the bride’s father, for instance, comes off so crass and closed off in the beginning of the movie you just KNOW he’s going to loosen up and be a hero in the end.
While the title and premise of the movie are certainly not unique or new, a lemony fresh tartness is detected throughout because of the unknown (to me anyway) actors who bring a juiciness to their roles. In addition, after the sun would set over the Cinque Terre-like Italian backdrop of seaside hilly homes, I could practically feel the dewy new mornings in the picturesque garden where everyone gathers.
Both English and Danish are spoke in this film, with easy-to-follow subtitles. One reviewer says of the movie’s Danish filmmaker, “Susanne Bier has shaken a cocktail of love, loss, absurdity, humor, and delicately drawn characters that will leave only the hardest heart untouched.” I couldn’t have said it better myself!
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