Critical Reception
The original version of the film was critically well received in its native Norway, and remains something of a cult hit in the country, although this may be tied to the director's cult status in Norway, where he is renowned for his work in comic books. The film successfully portrayed modern Norwegian ironic humor. The film was noted for its animation, and won numerous international awards for it.
However, the later English language version has received mixed reviews, mostly negative. These include a scathing review by Xan Brooks of The Guardian who described it as "joyless" and those who watch it to be "dumb animals themselves". Many Norwegian fans noted that depth of story was missing in the new version, and that the overall message of the film and the original ironic humor had been lost in translation. Free Jimmy currently has a "rotten" rating of only 10% on aggregate ratings site Rotten Tomatoes. Free Jimmy currently has a three star rating out of five on MSN Movies.
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