A Copenhagen Love Story Review
Director: Louise Mieritz and Ditte Hansen
Date Created: 2025-02-26 22:59
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A Copenhagen Love Story Review: Directed by Louise Mieritz and Ditte Hansen, this Netflix film which was originally titled Sult stars Rosalinde Mynster as Mia and Joachim Fjelstrup as Emil, with Sara Fanta Traore, Magnus Millang, Mille Lehfeldt, and others.
This movie explores the intricacies of contemporary relationships, with the focus on Mia, a successful author famous for her brutally honest opinions about single life. Mia is 30 years old and finds herself attracted to Emil, a two-kid father who is older than her, despite her initial reservations. As the relationship develops, Mia’s unexpected urge for motherhood becomes the focal point. When nature fails to grant them conception, the couple resorts to IVF, putting their relationship to the test in the process.
A Copenhagen Love Story Review
First things first, Netflix’s A Copenhagen Love Story is unapologetically gritty and that’s what makes it so strong. It doesn’t even feel like you’re seeing a movie, you’re more sneaking a glimpse into the complicated, messy life of an actual couple. At first, I was all about that energy. The chemistry between Mia and Emil felt real, and there’s so much passion, which kept it engaging. But for real? Eventually, it became tiresome.
The first half is fun, full of those butterflies-in-your-stomach moments you want from a romance. But when the IVF process begins, it gets heavy—like, really heavy. I understand that infertility is an emotional and painful journey, but seeing these two spin out of control without any actual break made the film feel like an emotional marathon. I was waiting for some laughs, something to remind me why Mia and Emil were together in the first place. Sadly, those moments didn’t come much.
But the film actually lost me. For a movie that’s supposed to be about love, I didn’t feel like I even knew the characters. Okay, we get that Mia is a writer who struggled to date, and Emil is an artist and a father. That’s about it. The movie didn’t provide me with enough insight on why Mia fell for Emil. Was it because he was nice to his children? That wasn’t enough for me.
And don’t even get me started on Emil. He’s painted as this stoic, sweet dude, but I was constantly thinking—what’s his thing? What motivates him? There’s just not enough substance there. It’s difficult to root for a couple if you don’t feel like you really know them. I needed to see more of Mia writing, more of Emil’s existence beyond being a father. Essentially, I wanted to see them—not merely their shared adversity.
I’ll give the movie credit for its honest take on IVF. It doesn’t shy away from showing the stress, disappointment, and emotional rollercoaster that comes with it. But here’s the thing: because the story focuses so much on this painful process, it starts to feel like that’s all there is.
I kept waiting for moments where Mia and Emil would re-find each other, remind us and themselves, why they were in this together. But those moments never actually happened. Instead, I felt like I was seeing two people slowly unravel. And while I understand that this may be realistic for some couples dealing with infertility, it wasn’t the most compelling viewing experience. I wanted balance. I wanted to hope. I wanted more love in this love story.
Now, without giving anything away, I want to say—the ending left me feeling conflicted. It’s trying to be optimistic, but given what Mia and Emil had been through, it felt a bit perfunctory and perhaps even unrealistic. I understand what the filmmakers were trying to do, but, I wanted something that had a more earned quality. The optimism didn’t resonate as much as it could have because I wasn’t fully sold on their relationship to begin with.
Summing Up
Overall, A Copenhagen Love Story movie goes deep into the dirty realities of love. The performances are decent, and the story rings true in its depiction of infertility and contemporary relationships. For me, it was a little too draining. I wanted to see more of Mia and Emil as people, more reasons to root for them, and a love story that wasn’t so shadowed by pain.
A Copenhagen Love Story 2025 is now streaming on Netflix.
