Production Companies Zentropa Entertainments, Wilbur Ltd., Scottish Screen (in association with), Sigma Films (in association with), TV2 Danmark (in association with), Glasgow Film Office (in association with), Sveriges Television (SVT) (in association with)
Studio Danish Film Institute, Glasgow Film, Scottish Screen, Sigma Films, TV2, Wilbur Ltd., Zentropa Entertainments6
That rare thing, decency, shines out of Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself), a wonderful and dark-humored comedy about a would-be suicide. The depressive Wilbur (Jamie Sives) is the opposite of his big-hearted brother, Harbour (Adrian Rawlins), yet he remains irresistible to women--including Harbour's new live-in girlfriend.
Director Lone Scherfig uses the grey-skied Edinburgh location in much the same way she did her native Denmark in the terrific Italian for Beginners; the gloomy setting belies the vaguely magical things that might happen to the characters. Scherfig knows just how to balance different tones (and in a comedy about a suicidal man, she has to), and she's great with actors, even in small roles. Special standouts here are the beaming Rawlins and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen (King Arthur), as a stoical, chain-smoking doctor. How nice it is to see a movie that makes you feel good without coming on all icky about it. --Robert Horton
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