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Review by Anthony Morris

headhunters

Headhunters

headhunters

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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