Who out there has always wanted to see a Norwegian curling
comedy? Thought so. That’s the precise thrill that Ole Endresen’s film “King
Curling” provides. While there are obvious parallels with the Coen Brothers’
“Big Lebowski”, and aesthetic similarities to Wes Anderson’s movies, “King
Curling” transcends simple comparison. This film stands alone as a hilarious,
heartfelt story of obsession, friendship, and most importantly, sliding a heavy
rock across a sheet of ice. Curling may, in fact, be the ultimate in athletic
competition. Superimposing a
traditional redemptive sports story onto a sport that most of us know little to
nothing about, “King Curling” has a lot of fun twisting and tinkering with
every sports cliché in the book.
