V2 - Jäätynyt enkeli (2007)

Director:

Aleksi Mäkelä

Writers:

Marko Leino (screenplay)
Reijo Mäki (novel)

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (Finland)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Juha Veijonen	...	Jussi Valtteri Vares
Hannu-Pekka Björkman	...	Jarkko 'Jakke' Tienvieri
Jussi Lampi	...	Veikko 'Veko' Hopea
Johanna Kokko	...	Mirjami Sinervo
Lotta Lindroos	...	Lila Haapala
Kari-Pekka Toivonen	...	Taisto 'Pusse' Pusenius
Pekka Huotari	...	Harry Jalkanen
Kari Väänänen	...	Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Seppo Pääkkönen	...	Nils Hellman
Matti Onnismaa	...	Matti Urjala
Vesa Vierikko	...	Aarno 'Arska' Kaitainen
Tommi Korpela	...	Tom Marjola
Jasper Pääkkönen	...	Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
Kari Hietalahti	...	Kullervo 'Kulli' Visuri
Elina Knihtilä	...	Sirkka Bryggman

Also Known As:

V2: Dead Angel (International: English title)
Vares 2 - Jäätynyt enkeli (Finland) (working title)

Runtime:

Finland:92 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Movie Connections:

Follows Vares - Yksityisetsivä (2004)

Soundtrack:

Black & Cold

Small Town Politics

Vares 2 returns to follow another comical investigation conducted by a private investigator Jussi Vares. This time he is called to investigate an unsolved murder by the victim's main suspect who claims he is innocent and wants to clear his reputation so he can get a business loan. Even with no real leads to go on, Vares manages to get himself deep into the small town's bizarre underground and find out all its dirty secrets.

Characters and their dialogue are well written with no inconsistencies which is pretty surprising as the plot is full of holes. The direction and cinematography in Vares 2 are solid. I love movies portraying small towns as they are. In this case Pori was shown as a sunny, comfortable place where nothing happens and if you have ever been there then you know that that's exactly how it is. The editing, however, is sloppy, unnecessarily flashy and annoying. Scene transitions are handled badly and feel like the work of a second year student of a film college.

This is by no means Grosse Pointe Blank or Snatch but on its own Vares 2 is a decent way to spend an hour and a half. Do yourself a favor and don't take the story too seriously as it doesn't hold up well when looked at closely.