This outrageously funny-bone friendly film from Norway is served best, black and with drugs. A triumph for writer and director Bård Breien on his feature film debut, The Art of Negative Thinking is an original and fresh comedy about a group of happy handicapped people who travel to convert another potential member, the depressed Geirr who has drowned himself in drugs, alcohol and the music of Johnny Cash. However the group and Geirr's wife underestimate him when demonstrates his art of negative thinking that unravels each of them and changes their lives.
If by any chance you've managed to come within window-shopping distance of a department store, strip mall, or you name it this past weekend - you'll see that Halloween orange, brown and black-like colors have been replaced by candy cane ugliness.
Not only a great portrayal of a great band but also their country (population under half a million), the enigmatic Iceland, Heima this documentary one of the best of its kind. It comes together in the hands of Canadian director Dean DeBlois. The film merges on several levels as music, film and art comes together to give us a profound experience which raises a new standard and blurs the lines for documentaries and videos. The film is a must see, specially for fans of the group and the for those ho enjoy the splendors of such an isolated and community-friendly Nordic landscape.