Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

besherat A good movie with a wonderful actor Stellan Skarsgård. and Lena Headey was excellent too. Hans Petter Moland did it well,but not as good as he did in " The beautiful country ".

noralee "Aberdeen" is a road trip of a father-daughter relationship. But with raw, uninhibited performances by Stellan Starsgard (as an alcoholic Norwegian oil rigger) and Lena Headey (with a thick Scotch brogue).Charlotte Rampling is a very effective deus ex machina mother bringing them together with a goal and a deadline, while Ian Hart is memorable as the nice, normal guy thrown into their war, helping to restore their sanity. One of the most romantic scenes I've seen in the movies in years is him simply wiping her brow, while the dad looks on uncomfortably.The route and fine details of this picaresque film are unpredictable, as they find Aberdeen and themselves. (originally written 8/31/2001)

J. Wellington Peevis Didn't realize Norway was so close to England did you? Hottie hotshot London lawyer flies to Norway to fetch her boozehound Dad to take her to Scotland to see the Mom, who's rapidly dying of cancer. Filling this dying request for her Mom proves a lot harder than it sounds. The Dad is a total mess, completely ruled by drink and incapable of even boarding the airplane before he smashes his booze bottle all over the ticket counter, and earns them both an airline ban. The movie here gathers steam, as the two make alternate arrangements to get to Aberdeen. Along the way, they rediscover each other after their 15 year estrangement. Pretty powerful in spots. I was really taken by this film. More really the action and scenery than the plot, which was just a little too much of a contrivance. And maybe I'm messed up in the head, but there was an incestual undertone to their relationship that bugged me. But the performances are stellar and character development expertly done. I happen to think Norway is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I'd happily watch a Discovery channel special on the Fjords. Getting this rare opportunity to see a film using Norway as part of the backdrop was a decided treat. Getting the opportunity of seeing Lena Headey for 2 hours wasn't too bad of a deal either. Good late night flick.

George Parker In "Aberdeen", a young London attorney (Headey) goes to Norway to retrieve her long estranged alcoholic father (Skarsgard) and escort him to Aberdeen, Scotland for a last visit with her dying mother. Along the way, a simple journey becomes an odyssey of discovery as the 15 year separated father and daughter get to know the best and the worst of each other. The principals in this harsh, bitter, poignant, and sincere drama bust some serious acting chops as they flesh out their characters with shades of anger, hostility, vulnerability, courage, and quiet caring. A beautiful film for those into serious no frills drama. (B+)Note - Shame on Tivo for giving this critically acclaimed audience pleaser a meager two stars.