Unconventional, engaging horror story

Colten 2022-04-19 09:02:07

1. I haven't seen many Nordic movies, but in the films I've seen before, such as "Never Come Near", "Into the Urn City", "Snow Mountain" and other films, I can still see the coldness and sternness different from Hollywood movies. Tranquility, whether it is picture or narrative. However, the Nordic characteristics of "Headhunting Game" are not very clear. Except that the camera is still cold, the entire story direction and narrative rhythm of the film are basically not much different from Hollywood genre films.

2. Before watching it, I knew that the film had a very good reputation, so my expectations were relatively high. After watching it, I found that it was really good, a good film, but it was really not that good.

3. The suspense is well set up, and the first-person narrative method allows us to empathize with the protagonist's experience, and has a strong sense of substitution.

4. The little burden at the end is shaking well, which makes people's eyes shine. However, there is no talk of how to "reverse".

5. Many small details in the film are suspected of not being logical, especially the explanation of the time of death of the two corpses at the end is a bit too hasty and not so convincing. However, overall it's okay, and it doesn't have much influence on the direction of the plot.

6. The chasing and killing of the wooden house, which is the most talked about by movie fans, is really well shot, with full of dramatic tension and strong visibility. Reminds me of the subway station chase in "Dawn of Love Owl".

7. In general, although the overall quality has not reached a very high level, its level is still above the general Hollywood type, which is worth watching.

8. In the end, there is no need for a remake of this film, after all, it is already very Hollywood. This still bought the remake rights. It seems that American filmmakers really lack good scripts.

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Extended Reading
  • Laurence 2022-04-24 07:01:10

    A movie with surprises!

  • Ilene 2022-03-28 09:01:04

    In fact, it's a bit dark and humorous, the shit hole is a bit heavy, and the sex scene is very hard, 168, enough.

Jo Nesbø's Headhunters quotes

  • [Last lines]

    Roger: My name is Roger Brown. I'm 5'6" tall, and you know what? That's more than enough.

  • [First lines]

    Roger: Rule #1: Make sure you know everything about those you visit. 2: Never spend more than 10 minutes. Every extra minute increases the chance of someone returning home unexpectedly. 3: Do not leave DNA traces. 4: Don't waste time getting an expensive reproduction. Even a simple forgery will go unnoticed for weeks. 5: Sooner or later, one of two things will happen. You find a work of art so valuable that you never need to worry again, or... you'll get caught.