“Another Round” wastes no time confronting the danger and allure of alcohol as a singular contradiction: It begins with the joyful beer-swigging exploits of energetic teens, followed by an abrupt cut to black, and a jarring silence pierced by the lonely slosh of a single beverage.
From there, Thomas Vinterberg’s absorbing dark comedy turns into , with Mads Mikkelsen’s fierce and unsettling performance vibrating at its center.
Teaming up for the first time since their similarly unnerving character study “The Hunt” in 2012, the Danish actor and director join forces for a wily character study that enhances the one-note premise through the sheer gusto of its execution.The alcohol guzzled throughout “Another Round” begins as a form of salvation, takes a deadly turn, and ends on an open question.
Mikkelsen embodies that uneasy journey as Martin, a jaded high school history teacher, utterly deflated as he enters middle age.
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