The wide opening shot of a wall surrounding the troubled suburbs of Stockholm in a near future gives the viewer hope - this could be interesting.
But... unfortunately, from that and onwards it's a fall into an amateurish abyss. Absolutely nothing is exciting, original or ever poignant. Instead the writing, directing and overall production is closer to a B or even C movie.
The overall look is especially poor - absolutely no atmosphere whatsoever.
And what exactly is the plot?!
I hope the book is better, because whoever wrote this adaption has little understanding of building a suspenseful narrative.
And it feels so low budget in comparison - but with more talented filmmakers one could have achieved a far more visual dystopian look. Budget or not.
For example, staging a scene where the prime minister is holding a speech in front of an angry crowd, a mob - is no small feat. You need resources or a talent for cheating - well. Here it comes off as a children's show.
If you want to have a "bad guy" as your protagonist - please do better. Make him more interesting. Not paper thin, cliché and moronic - just acting tough. Remember Snake Plissken?!
