This flick, a continuation of the series about Johan Falk, is once again centered in Gothenburg, Sweden, to which the hero returns, even if his wife and kid lingers on in Brussels. Jakob Eklund, as usual in the leading role, has, as the producer pointed out in a private screening yesterday, mellowed out and soften up, both visavis his acting and visavis his voice - both making his acting more realistic, and less stage-like.
The story is about bold armed robberies in plain daylight, and how the new anti-organized crime unit - GSI - tries to tackle them. Well told, well acted, if not awe-inspiring so.
A new delight is Patrik (Joel Kinnaman), as an informer, working closely with his handler Tommy (also very well player by an actor those real name I don't know), and happens to be present when the two of the GSI team run into Patrik and his Russian boss - very effectively told, and the aftermath is a gripping. In the melee Tommy is fatally wounded by the Russian, and Johan Falk takes over, if very sceptical to do so at first. We, the public, doesn't at this stage in the story know that Patrik is an informer, nor does Johan Falk, so there is a very nice side plot, in which we get to know a bit about Patrik, and where Johan learn to trust Patrik.
As usual, the really bad guys die, but Patrik and his criminal colleages manages to escape, for the next installment :-)!
In short, a film with many excellent scenes, locations and actors, but the total isn't a 100% hit.
The story is about bold armed robberies in plain daylight, and how the new anti-organized crime unit - GSI - tries to tackle them. Well told, well acted, if not awe-inspiring so.
A new delight is Patrik (Joel Kinnaman), as an informer, working closely with his handler Tommy (also very well player by an actor those real name I don't know), and happens to be present when the two of the GSI team run into Patrik and his Russian boss - very effectively told, and the aftermath is a gripping. In the melee Tommy is fatally wounded by the Russian, and Johan Falk takes over, if very sceptical to do so at first. We, the public, doesn't at this stage in the story know that Patrik is an informer, nor does Johan Falk, so there is a very nice side plot, in which we get to know a bit about Patrik, and where Johan learn to trust Patrik.
As usual, the really bad guys die, but Patrik and his criminal colleages manages to escape, for the next installment :-)!
In short, a film with many excellent scenes, locations and actors, but the total isn't a 100% hit.