Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

chrissnuggs Sofie Gråbøl is mesmeric onscreen. Hard to say why exactly - nothing to do with pure beauty a la Bergman; some actors just have this gift. You can't help identifying with her obsession with justice while empathising with her inner demons. In a way her role and impact reminds me of Claire Danes in "Homeland", and she is just as good and central to the whole thing. And of course Sarah Lund is fighting (on our behalf) a vast and powerful government machine that eventually crushes her. I was mortified that it came to an end - and rather sadly, but what a performance. OK, it is melodramatic. As she said in an interview on the DVDs, detective work is hardly ever that dramatic that, but who cares. And being Danish, the series had to weave into the crimes a political dimension. Sometimes I felt I was back in "Borgen", trying not to feel simultaneously angry and depressed at how easily so many powerful people lie.Though I absolutely love Sarah Lund and was totally entertained by this, I knocked it down a star because the departures from police protocol were sometimes overdone. There is a reason why Starsky had Hutch, Cagney had Lacy and Barnaby has Troy: you can't just wander off on your own looking for a murderer as Sarah often does - and sometimes without a gun. Sometimes you want to scream at her: "CALL FOR BACKUP!" and/or "PHONE IT IN!". But if communication was her thing she wouldn't be so adorable.What happened to Sarah? Will we ever know?

shoreup Forbrydelsen ranks among the most outstanding creations in the modern age of path-breaking Television. Complex plots, superlative acting, brilliant cinematography, and the haunting music of Franz Bak. At a time when crime-drama has become a staple of modern "entertainment", this is one series which treats the viewer as an adult and refuses to give simple answers which can coddle him up at the end with a comfortable vision of God's grace.The writers of the series clearly have an astute understanding of the muddled ways of world of Politics, Military and any institution for which self-preservation comes above all else. Human Beings are not simple, that's a cliché but its in the ways they are complex which makes them unique. Motives are always murky but what exactly drives that ambivalence is at the heart of this brilliant work of art. Every character is brilliantly portrayed by actors who should really be given much more credit than they are usually accorded. Sofie Grabbel as Sarah Lund ranks as one of the most fascinating characters created. A detached, shy woman with an instinct for truth, her portrayal never comes off as forced. Right from the pilot till the last seconds of the ending episode, the superb script and the subtle twists keeps the viewer hooked on with a skill that's not matched by much other series. There is a natural flow to the plot which usually revolves around parallel happenings in two or three places which come together at the end to reveal a superstructure of knowledge which is extremely satisfying to an intelligent viewer. Season 2 for me is the best of the three but the others are no worse. Its a testament to the brilliance of Danish writers and actors that a country located in the far north without much worldwide access to markets creates such work which Hollywood then comes begging only so they can mutilate and dumb them down for their own audience. I hope this Golden period of Danish Television comes up with more Forbrydelsens and Borgens so that our age of stupidity can get some much needed manna to recover from the imperialistic domination of trash that Hollywood shoves down out throat with clinical precision every day. If for nothing else, watch Forbrydelsen for its profound insight into the nature of man and evil. Watch it to know that duality is at the heart of life and no one is without his or her faults but its ultimately choice that defines us.

Blake Philips I decided to watch the Danish crime series "The Killing" on Netflix given its good score and reviews here. I don't tend to do a lot of reviews and what I write here is mostly out of frustration but I shall try to be fair all the same...With 20 episodes nearly an hour in length it takes some time to find out "whodunnit" and the series is certainly gritty and gripping right from the off. The acting is mostly excellent and strong enough not to let subtitles put you off with characters often having a "knowing more than they let on" feel about them.Tenacious DCI Sarah Lund discovers "the killing" amid her plans to move to Sweden with her sweetheart and proceeds to investigate and interrogate what seems like half of Copenhagen with her more hot-headed impulsive successor DCI Jan Meyer.I found myself being sucked in as suspects appear thick and fast with suspicion shifting switcheroos in each episode. Despite the fact that you get wise to the red herrings after a few episodes there is enough tension, grit and suspended disbelief to keep the viewer gripped. Also fishy is a parallel thread involving underhanded political shenanigans at the City Hall and an upcoming mayoral election that just might be related.After several episodes I started to worry that the finale would be able to tie up the various sub-plots, insinuations and convenient coincidences that I was challenged with remembering. You have to see these things through don't you?Then the "whodunnit" was revealed and was kindly considerate enough to explain how, where and why theydunnit to another character and this head-scratching reviewer. Struggling to recollect all the chaff from the previous episodes I was left bewildered, confounded and pretty unsatisfied. What about this? What about that? That seemed like a strange reaction...Ultimately (and unfortunately) great acting and atmosphere only just saves this Danish show's bacon from being murdered by excessive plot twists, unlikely evidence and flawed character behaviour. Worth a watch if you have the time and patience.

steven-222 Watching this series was often exhilarating and involving, but around episode 6 I began to tire of so many gratuitous red herrings, which created a too-predictable pace. "Ah, now we suspect HIM...but there's too much time left...so it can't be him!" It think the story would have been stronger if it had been shorter, or else less predictable.And the ending...what can I say? Deeply, deeply disappointing in just about every way, all the more so because I just didn't buy all the cynicism, especially of the tycoon father, who could hardly just "forget" the man who just put him through total hell. Now he would just shut up and forget about it? Hmmmm, I don't think so. Nor did I really accept the behavior of the Prime Minister, or of our heroine. Too bad!In every way, inferior to The Bridge, which was of equal length but totally brilliant, rigorously consistent, and painfully logical right up to the final moment.