Johan Rytters
This review is based on me having never read the book, this is solely based on my own movie experience. I really enjoyed this movie. It has a very dark and morbid sense of humor. The characters are honestly not very sympathetic at first, especially our main protagonist, but as the movie progress you start to root for his cause and you get to understand his character more. I'm from Scandinavia myself and for me it's always a big plus when we try to relieve ourselves from these everyday dramas and try and make something a bit "larger than life", and I think this one can easily compare itself amongst the top of American thrillers as a worthy equal. The actors in this movie are amazing and personally besides GoT this was one of the first times for me to see Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau in a more antagonist role, and I think he nails it! Aksel Hennies whom I'm usually not that fond of does a great job as well.If you're new in Scandinavian movies or looking for a great thriller about two opponents always trying to outsmart each other, then I'd say this is a great choice!
Ajeesh Vijayan
Happened to see this Norwegian thriller couple of days ago and was very much impressed mainly because of the story, development, thrills and execution. Headhunters is based on the novel written by Jo Nesbo.Roger which tells the story of a Recruiter in Norway. He lives a luxurious life and to maintain the same, he used to steal the paintings and is very professional in that. His life goes upside down when he tries to steal a painting from his wife's friend's house. There it starts the thriller with convincing twists and turns.The major advantage of the movie is the story and screenplay with excellent performances of the antagonist and protagonist. The movie has its own moments and will give you definitely offers a treat to the thriller movie fans. An edge of the seat thriller. The background score did a crucial role in the whole one which made very interesting. All the supporting actors did a wonderful job to make this a nice one.Go for it..!!! You wont feel bad after watching this..My rating 8.1 on 10
magnuslhad
Roger is a headhunter by day and an art thief by night. Neurotic about his lack of physical stature, he steals art to pay for the lavish lifestyle of his trophy wife Diana. When Diana introduces him to Clas, Roger sees a chance to get a payday in both his day and night jobs. But Clas is not what he seems... Headhunters is high-octane plot that kicks into gear about 20 minutes in and never slackens the pace. Roger finds out his marriage is not what it seems, his partner in crime appears to be dead in his garage, and his mistress has more secrets than he suspected. The film combines action and comedy in the manner of Grosse Point Blank, which is does very well. It also attempts to explore themes of reputation and true love, which it does less convincingly. The schlock violence is well executed, and as long as you keep your incredulity in check, this is a very good action-comedy-thriller that entertains rather than informs. Pure plot, and mostly in a good way.
Wizard-8
This is the first movie from Norway I have seen, and I thought it was well done enough that I'm curious about sampling other movies from the country. It is interesting in a number of aspects. Unlike most Hollywood movies, the central character here is not totally likable, though even at his worst he is an intriguing character that you can't help but want to follow down his dark path. Speaking of dark paths, the movie goes through some pretty bleak territory. While it starts off fairly light, the movie slowly starts to get violent and brutal; there are a few moments that will make you cringe. Actually, some of this dark material is presented in a way that's not without humor, if you can appreciate black comedy. The wrappings around this package are solid as well; the production values are pretty good, giving the movie a slick look, albeit one that doesn't look Hollywood (you don't see any sunshine in this movie, just dark skies.) The movie is at times casually paced, but it's never so casual that it gets boring. If you think foreign films are nothing but arty and pretentious bores, give this movie a try - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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