Bill C’s Review – 3.5 out of 5
I really enjoyed this Norewegian thriller. Roger (Aksel Hennie) is one of the leading corporate headhunters. Due to his exorbitant lifestyle he needs to moonlight as an art thief. When he decides to rip off one of his clients after discovering he owns a major piece of art the real action begins. His client, Clas Greve is played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (who plays Jamie Lancaster in Game of Thrones). Both give good performances, as does Synnøve Macody Lund who plays Roger’s wife.
This is a taut thriller with a lot of plot twists that will keep you fully engaged right to the end. In retrospect a couple of the plot twists and action were a little bit questionable or over the top and make for a good post movie discussion.
The subtitles seemed pretty quick at the beginning and I was having trouble keeping up but either they slowed them down or I started reading more quickly!
It might be hard to find this film near you (I saw it at the Violet Crown in Austin). Butt if you get a chance to see it it is worthwhile.