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Thoughts on this movie

posted 8 years ago by Peterlh
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This movie had the potential to be great with some very intense and powerful moments but sadly the leading actor (Peter Plaugborg) was not consistently good and the pacing of movie seemed a bit off.
The beginning moved very fast - too fast even to allow the story to fully develop while the middle part of the movie was very good indeed!

Had there been a stronger lead actor and better pacing this could have been another All The Presidents Men, instead it failed to be anything more than a better-than-average forgettable entertainment experience. 7/10

[–] badcommand 7 years ago

I thought Peter Plaugborg was excellent as Poul Brink, but I agree that the pacing was a bit off - the first hour was tense and exciting (after a slowish start) but it started to drag thereafter. The trouble with basing a film on a true story is that, more often than not, real life isn't really that exciting. Had this been a work of fiction, I have no doubt it would've been a great thriller, but as it was, it was a good film but not one I'll watch again.