'A great mixture of artist, humorist, manic depressive and visionary... modesty is its magnificence...' - Nigel Andrews, FINANCIAL TIMES 'This sombre, lovely little film ends on a note of guarded optimism... The last and best of Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki's 'loser trilogy'...a deadpan delight' - David Gritten, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Deadpan pleasures aplenty...' - Catherine Shoard, SEVEN SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A droll tragicomedy of love and crime' - Nigel Andrews, FINANCIAL TIMES 'Dark jewel of a film glows with genuine warmth...' - Geoff Andrew, LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 'Radiantly beautiful...' - FILM COMMENT 'A droll tragicomedy of love and crime' - Nigel Andrews, FINANCIAL TIMES