CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

carsenal Welcome to Sweden shows a lot of Swedish stereotypes and although it's very accurate, it's not very funny. It's just droll, amusing, but not laugh out loud funny. It is a TV show equivalent of Youtube video "20 things Koreans do" or "You know you're Serbian when..." lists that were very popular on the internet many years ago.This is exactly that. Jokes like declined credit card/forgotten wallet, him blurting out to airport security that he smokes weed sometimes or awkwardly joking to the Swedish DMV lady if the driver's license charge comes with a happy ending. Then there's a bunch of celebrity cameos (Gene Simmons, Will Ferrell, etc) chasing him to do their taxes. His big adjustment issues are street signs that say "farthinder", driving with a stick or the name "Sigsten" which sounds like "six and ten" - barrels of laughs.Some of the stuff is just poor. The protagonist is a New Yorker of 10 years and he wants to say "hello" and "how are you" to everyone he meets, neighbours, random people on the street, and he says he actually cares what the answer is. He actually attempts to strike up a conversation with a homeless person for some reason or another. He is ignored by neighbours. A New Yorker from the city of hugs doesn't get why Swedes keep to themselves. That makes no sense.There is an episode that is centred around the theme of his girlfriend being un-photogenic. Every time someone attempts to take a photo, she makes a strange face. This goes on for a while.There's enough jokes in the show for about 2 or 3 top notch episodes, but there isn't 2 seasons worth of comedy. The lame jokes should just be thrown out - his sister's brother dressed in cycling clothing but he cannot ride a bike. The protagonist gets a job as a tour guide on a boat, feels sea sick, has people speaking to him in foreign languages, doesn't answer, vomits and gets fired. That's supposed to be funny.There's not enough comedy in the show to be considered a comedy. Big budget shows like these should hire more writers to write jokes and not try to stretch droll anecdotes into a comedy series.

gilligan1965 I began watching this show this morning on 'On-Demand,' and, I thought it was pretty-good. Then, I went to read trivia about it on IMDb and found that it had been canceled before the last six episodes were even aired!?!?I find some of the guest stars tedious and annoying (especially Bruce Evans' overbearing and manipulative parents; and, that personal trainer creep who took advantage of Bruce); but, the main cast seems to be very good, and, quite funny and witty at times...especially Gustaf Wiik. AND...this show has a lot of beautiful, talented, and, smart Swedish actresses in it - especially Josephine Bornebusch...WOW! :)The only reasons that I can think of for this show possibly receiving what Greg Poehler described as "craptastically" low ratings is either culture-clash and/or culture-shock; or, because people just cannot read the subtitles fast enough; don't want to bother reading them; or, cannot read them at all if they have poor eyesight!?!? Judging from the number of grammatical errors in the IMDb negative reviews...maybe the people who dislike this show read as poorly as they spell!?!?A show like this requires an 'intelligent following' due to the foreign culture and language, whether it be Italian, German, Korean, Polish, Japanese, or, Swahili...whatever; and, that intelligent following must be able to 'read subtitles!' No one does this much anymore!?!? I, personally, know people who simply 'will-not' watch a TV show or movie with subtitles...and, they're that-much-more at a loss for this because they miss-out on a lot of great things because of their limited brain-use; laziness; and, inability to read quickly...or, read at all! This attitude creates idle-stupidity and no room for expanding the mind!This isn't a perfect show, but, it may have become so if it was allowed to go on longer. Some shows start out with a small following, and, I believe this deserved a longer run than it was given.This show appeals to those who appreciate foreign cultures...and, those who can READ subtitles! :PThis exact same thing happened to the television show "Planet of the Apes" (1974) during its first season...and, most of us young boys were upset over this and talked about it the next day in school. More importantly, this happened to "Star Trek" (The Original Series) (1966) in its third season...which has been noted as one of television executives' biggest blunders.This show shouldn't have been canceled so soon! :(

missrebeless I've seen too many people taking the stereotypes in a too negative way. This is comedy, and in the end this show is about love and finding peace among differences -with humor on the side. The humor is very not-Swedish and that might come as a chock for Swedish audience.The acting is often good if not amazing sometimes, but I will say that it isn't always on spot.The directing reminds me of American shows like 'How I met your Mother'. I think all Swedish people should see Swedish media becoming more international as a positive thing.People are way too quick with judging this show. I recommned it to anyone that is interested in foreign cultures or just want to see a show that is very heart warming and in the end; just a comedy show for consumtion.

sherlock-tempest I agree with many reviewers that "Welcome to Sweden" is packed with old fashioned stereotypes and that it is overall painfully badly written and executed, with very few glimpses of intelligent laughter-provoking jokes and acting. It is therefore really a mystery how it has been given a second season. From a Swedish perspective, however, I see a couple of things that I think might have contributed to the "success" of this series despite the at best lukewarm reviews by many critics and audiences. One: Sweden is a tiny country in this big world and Swedes are in awe of the US. When American celebrities (and former ones) show interest in us or even come to our little pond to connect and work, we get all excited and our newspapers and social media go berserk. The series' cameos, no matter being terribly unfunny, therefore attract an automatic audience. Greg P may be a terrible actor and writer, but through his sister Amy he is certainly a strong door opener to a very attractive US market, where not many Swedish TV series have made it before. And yes, nepotism is a big thing in Sweden too so connections beat quality. Two: I think there is an American nostalgia or fascination with Sweden, based on a very limited postcard idea of Sweden, which gives the series a good portion of US viewers. The fact that the series is located in Swedish contexts, with Swedish actors and spoken Swedish, can itself be enough to fulfill a desire of viewers with a connection to Sweden. The quality of the show is in that light not the main thing. I think both Swedish and American audiences deserve much better comedy than this and I can only wish that more talented, intelligent and modern first time writers will get a similar bombastic chance one day in the very small and closed TV world in Sweden.