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Movie Overview
Cast
Thure Lindhardt
Mads Mikkelsen
Stine Stengade
Director
Ole Christian Madsen
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Flame & Citron (2008)
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(1 - 10) of 10
OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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3/5
"even with all the script's moralizing about the killing of innocents, Madsen still loads up his climax with truckloads of Nazi soldiers and a hail of bullets and grenades"
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti
B+
". The persuasive force of the film falls squarely on Lindhardt's and Mikkelsen's shoulders as experienced actors whose gifts for sustaining layers of motivational subtext is utterly satisfying."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
7/10
"Throughout this compelling film, the assassins want to believe they're doing righteous work: they're fighting Nazi occupation forces, after all."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
"This noir in underlit blacks and blues grows too complex for its own good."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
B
"A suspenseful, often riverting drama of World War II resistance that combines old-fashioned virtues of craft and style with a more modern sense of nuance and complexity."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3/4
"[An] atypical and moody noir war film."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
B
"...a fascinating dual character study lodged within a somewhat stodgy film."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
B
"The filmmakers do a terrific job in placing us in 1944 Copenhagen under Nazi rule."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
9/10
"A classic piece of historical action narrative told in a lean no-nonsense manner with riveting action sequences. A great war story."
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh
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