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Hellsinki (2009)
"Rööperi" (original title)

 -  Biography | Crime | Drama  -  9 January 2009 (Finland)
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"Satumaa"
Music by Unto Mononen
Lyrics by Unto Mononen
Arranged by Kaarlo Valkama
Performed by Reijo Taipale
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Wants to be Goodfellas SO badly..
13 January 2009 | by (Finland) – See all my reviews

The summary pretty much.. erh.. sums it up. The film follows a group of friends who take over the illegal distribution of hard liquor in Helsinki in the mid 60s. What follows is a typical story of the rise and fall of these wanna be gangsters.

The movie hardly offers anything new to the tired formula, but there are some good performances such as Edelmann in the leading role and especially the ALWAYS funny Hietalahti in a supporting role. For once, Franzen does his part a bit too over the top, but that's nothing compared to the disaster that is Pääkkönen's "mob boss". The guy looks like he's 12 and the role is passionless and feels phoned in.

This will no doubt be a great success here in Finland, but the fact that it's the best of the worst, doesn't make it a good film.
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