By giving voice to blue-collar anxieties before working to resolve them, the film suggests that community can cure almost all ailments.

The main problem with A Man Called Ove - a faithful, nice looking adaption of Fredrik Backman's popular novel - is that it's not manipulative enough.

Not a film to change your view of the world or anything like that, but certainly a pleasant enough sit.

A somewhat rushed final act and a couple of storylines that never quite come to life are the only slight disappointments.