Du har lovet mig en kone! is a strange, old-school headache

Is this worth your time?

Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for weird, dusty vintage comedies where everyone talks like they’re in a theater play. If you need pacing that doesn’t feel like it’s wading through molasses, you’re going to hate it. It’s light, it’s silly, and it’s about as complex as a napkin.

Eilert is basically the guy at the party hiding in the corner because he thinks women are alien life forms. I’ve seen this trope a thousand times, but watching him squirm in the mountains is… something else. It feels like he’s playing hide-and-seek with his own personality.

The mountain resort vibe

There’s something about the resort setting that feels like a low-budget version of something much bigger. It reminded me a bit of the frantic energy in Grounds for Divorce, just with more snow and less charm. The way the characters bump into each other in the hallways feels so staged it’s almost funny.

• The dialogue is stiff as a board.
• The scene where he realizes he promised to marry the wrong person? Pure, unadulterated cringe.
• The acting is very, very theatrical. Like, "project to the back row of the balcony" theatrical.

I couldn't help but think about how different this is from the raw, survivalist energy of Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness. Where that film feels like it’s fighting for its life, this one is just trying to find a reason to exist. It’s a bit aimless.

The whole "I'll marry her because I can't have the other one" plot is exhausting. Who actually thinks like that? It’s a classic case of a movie holding a character back just to keep the plot from ending in ten minutes. The silence in the middle of these conversations is loud. It’s like the actors forgot their lines and were just waiting for a prompt.

Is it a classic? No. Is it charming in a "what the heck am I watching" way? Maybe. If you like your movies to feel like a dusty attic find, give it a go. Otherwise, you aren’t missing much.