Headhunters
Review by
Anthony Morris
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Headhunters
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Driven largely by the feeling he doesn't measure up – in a physical
sense, as he's not the tallest man around – Roger Brown (Askel Hennie)
leads a double life. In one he’s Norway's most successful
and respected corporate head-hunter, a master of manipulation when it
comes to finding the right man for the job. In the other
he’s an art thief, taking down scores to help fund the big spending
lifestyle he needs if he’s to keep his gorgeous wife. But
when a new potential client (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) arrives and
mentions a priceless painting stashed in the apartment he’s renovating
Roger’s two lives collide and soon he’s on the run from forces that
want him dead very badly indeed. This is the kind of crime thriller
that fills the bookstore shelves but rarely seem to make it to the big
screen. It’s smart, very well plotted with a number of
decent twists, fast-paced with a bunch of good action sequences and
even when things get a little over the top there’s clearly been enough
thought put into events to keep them plausible. Hennie does
an excellent job of playing the opposite of your usual action hero –
his brains are his big asset, but much of the film he’s stuck in
situations where thinking will only get him so far. Gripping from start to finish, this is easily a cut above the usual Hollywood fare.
4 out
of 5
Headhunters
Australian release: 8th March,
2012
Official
Site: Headhunters
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Baard Owe, Joachim Rafaelsen
Director: Morten Tyldum
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