This film, somehow, marks a new low in Swedish filmmaking; you have Mikael Persbrandt, playing a serial killer in his usual way of waiting--a--long--time----between--------words-to-denote-mental- problems, you have Stefan Sauk, mostly known for crying in strange places in all kinds of productions, and a slew of known Swedish actors...so, what went wrong?The film begins almost admirably, from a Swedish film perspective: the serial murderer kills and then surveys the scene, watching the people who discover the corpse, which is disposed of outdoors. After that, however, Persbrandt joins his family for a dinner where he holds some kind of speech before handing his mom a trophy. Subsequently, things go south.All dialogue is weird, there are some inexplicable dancing scenes - including even more inexplicable g-string underwear - amidst fleeting cops that should be professional but aren't, and you feel no sympathy or empathy for anybody in the film, while everything feels amateurish in the extreme. _Everything_, including the soundtrack, which is more hurtful than the murders.Still, it's a laugh. See sedated.
... View MoreI just have to say that Mikael Parsbrandt is probably the best Swedish actor around today. All actors should watch this film and learn. Good plot, good acting and above an excellent direction. 10 out of 10. This film will give you shivers down your spine.
... View MoreThis film was very very good!Mikael Persbrandt's acting in this film was brilliant, so was the acting by Stefan Sauk also. Persbrandt's portray of a psycopat is one of the best I have ever seen. The film was cool shooted and very suspenseful. I can't understand that this film's user rate was 4,9... But maybe you gotta like psycological movies to like this one, anyway, I give it 8,2 out of 10. See it right now!
... View MoreNothing good can be said about this film. Bad direction, bad acting, bad story, bad photo, and the use of video camera are a very bad idea. The pictures are just awful. It may look good on TV, but not on a screen. To all the film makers I just want to say this. Use film to make films! 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, or 70mm. The choice is free, but let video be used for video. Do something else and don't waste your time with this one.
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