Adult Camp

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Adult Camp
Directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Written byJohanna Vuoksenmaa
Produced by Riina Hyytiä
CinematographyJan Nyman
Edited byAntti Reikko
Music by Kerkko Koskinen
Production
company
Release date
  • 23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFinland
Language Finnish
Budget€1,500,000

Adult Camp ( Finnish : Viikossa aikuiseksi) is a 2015 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Johanna Vuoksenmaa. The film follows ten different individuals and a cat spending a week at a "grown-up camp." [1]

Contents

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film debuted as Finland's most-watched film during its opening weekend (January 23–25, 2015) with 25,771 viewers. [2] It remained the top film in Finland during its second week. [3] In February 2015, it surpassed 100,000 viewers. [4]

Critical response

Episodi critic Jussi Huhtala gave the film three stars, praising its smooth narrative and natural acting but noting that it is not particularly funny for a comedy. [5]

Helsingin Sanomat critic Pertti Avola rated the film two stars, describing it as a "forgettable functional comedy" with elements of slapstick and some unbelievable characters. [6] Ilta-Sanomat reviewer Taneli Topelius also gave it two stars. [7]

Iltalehti critic Tuomas Riskala called the film "uninteresting and like a bad sketch compilation," giving it one star. [8] Similarly, Hufvudstadsbladet critic Krister Uggeldahl described it as "slapstick comedy and cheap summer theater." [9]


PublicationCriticRatingReference
AamulehtiAntti SelkokariStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
EpisodiJussi HuhtalaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Helsingin SanomatPertti AvolaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Ilta-SanomatTaneli TopeliusStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
HufvudstadsbladetKrister UggeldahlStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

References

  1. ↑ Puranen, Kaisu (23 May 2014). "Tiesitkö tätä Iina Kuustosesta? Paljasti yllättäviä asioita!". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Viikossa aikuiseksi opened as the most-watched film of the weekend". Finnish Film Foundation. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Viikossa aikuiseksi remains at the top of the Finnish box office". Finnish Film Foundation. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ↑ ""Risto Räppääjä ja Sevillan saituri" dominates the box office". Finnish Film Foundation. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 Huhtala, Jussi (21 January 2015). "Viikossa aikuiseksi". Episodi.fi. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 Avola, Pertti (22 January 2015). "Viikossa aikuiseksi is an easily forgettable functional comedy". Nyt.fi. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 Topelius, Taneli (23 January 2015). "Viikossa aikuiseksi - lue IS:n arvio elokuvasta". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Riskala, Tuomas (22 January 2015). "Jumissa saarella". Iltalehti. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 Uggeldahl, Krister (23 January 2015). "Ett magert kursutbud som blir på hälft". Hufvudstadsbladet. p. 25.
  10. ↑ Selkokari, Antti (21 January 2015). "Film review: People searching for themselves in the Finnish summer". Aamulehti.fi. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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