LFO

An annoying Swedish comedy, LFO centers on an amateur scientist named Robert (Patrik Karlson), who might have murdered his wife (Ahnna Rasch). Tinkering with sound waves, Robert discovers a frequency that will put people into a hypnotic state and make them open to suggestion. A megalomaniac, Robert considers the world-changing possibilities of this new technology, but instead uses it to manipulate his neighbors, an attractive young couple named Simon (Per Löfberg) and Linn (Izabella Jo Tschig). Soon, Robert is having sex with Linn and reducing Simon to a passive child, while the ghost of his dead wife (or at least a manifestation of Robert's guilt) haunts him. Meanwhile, various strangers come knocking, suspicious of his activities. Writer-director Antonio Tublén manages to create a feature-length film out of this thin premise, but only at the price of padding the script with endless, tiresome variations on what is essentially a glorified sketch idea. Not recommended. (T. Keogh)