Towards the Day of Doom

Towards the Day of Doom

Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä

Produced by Nummela Filmi, Porkkana Ryhmä

2014105 min5.4 / 10

A quirky, multi-threaded Finnish comedy that weaves together absurdist vignettes about musicians, wannabe gangsters, tabloid journalism, and struggling filmmakers with irreverent humor and deadpan charm.

Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.

Questions people ask

  • Is Towards the Day of Doom scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Towards the Day of Doom sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Towards the Day of Doom violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Towards the Day of Doom easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Towards the Day of Doom end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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