OK, it's the only film from Norway I have ever seen. But it's an excellent, intense, well-paced thriller on par with anything the world over. Yes, including Hollywood.
Roger Brown, corporate recruiter who lives so far outside his means that he steals rare art to make ends meet, targets - unfortunately for him - the wrong painting.
He may sound like a guy you'd never root for. But give this movie 30 minutes and I'll bet you'll be on his side. It's that well written, acted and directed.
And what's more, it turns out to be a very well-rounded, complete movie. (More so, Id argue, than any of Hollywood's thrillers these days!)
There are some really brutal bits, a little nudity, and a few vaguely-David Lynch-esque weirdness. And the subtitles move really quickly at spots. I did find it hard to keep up at a few points.
So I watched it again. THAT's how good Headhunters is. Good enough to watch twice in a row to catch the little things I missed.
Rent for the thriller. Stay for the complete movie!
