A remake of the Original and brilliant Danish 2011 series. "Den som dræber - Fanget af mørket" doesn't disappoint and is bright in its own way; Especially, over the course of its tremendous season 1, which had me adrenaline rushing through my veins like crazy in many occasions.
*Jan (Kenneth M. Christensen) didn't really count, despite being the main detective in season 1. As one user pointed out, his acting was too woody and generalized unpersonal. For me, as soon as I saw that he couldn't do better and was constantly in a state of electrified suppressed anger, despise and disgust (with his own life and behaviors), I forgot about him and he was of no more importance to me.
In the end, highly recommended to fans of Nordic Noir Crime series, especially, the Danish ones. Hope, there would be a third season, it has the potential for it.
- (+) Very good acting by the protagonists, the captives (fear oozing from their pores. Kudos!) and supporting cast. Brilliant acting by the antagonists and I mean it; first and foremost, (in season 1) the damaged, devilish and manipulative Stine (Signe Egholm Olsen) who did an awesomely believable job and the harming but naive Anders (Mads Riisom). (In season 2) the crown goes to Peter (Tobias Santelmann) and Karina (Helle Fagralid) who dedicated themselves to their characters, were also very believable and their acting worthy.
- (+) Very good screenplays & plots and amazing flow with heart-racing suspense, especially in season 1.
- (-) Some light melodrama for the sake of fillers, regarding mostly the bland character of Louise (Natalie Madueño), which acted as brakes on the flowing thrill of the show. She sort of was the worst part of the show with no charisma and engaging personality. Had she had the brilliancy of Signe Egholm Olsen, we would have gotten a near-flawless Crime series with a rating of above 9.
*Jan (Kenneth M. Christensen) didn't really count, despite being the main detective in season 1. As one user pointed out, his acting was too woody and generalized unpersonal. For me, as soon as I saw that he couldn't do better and was constantly in a state of electrified suppressed anger, despise and disgust (with his own life and behaviors), I forgot about him and he was of no more importance to me.
In the end, highly recommended to fans of Nordic Noir Crime series, especially, the Danish ones. Hope, there would be a third season, it has the potential for it.
- Screenplay/story: 8.5
- Development: 8.8
- Realism: 8.8
- Entertainment: 9.2
- Acting: 9
- Filming/cinematography: 8.5
- Visual/special effects: 8
- Music/score: 8
- Depth: 8.5
- Logic: 7.5
- Flow: 8.8
- Suspense/thrill: 9
- Ending/closure: 8.