Headhunters

April. 27,2012      R
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Aksel Hennie as  Roger Brown
Synnøve Macody Lund as  Diana Brown
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as  Clas Greve
Julie R. Ølgaard as  Lotte
Kyrre Haugen Sydness as  Lander
Valentina Alexeeva as  Natasja
Reidar Sørensen as  Brede Sperre
Eivind Sander as  Ove Kjikerud
Mats Mogeland as  Sunded

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Reviews

Karry
2012/04/27

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Baseshment
2012/04/28

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Deanna
2012/04/29

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Marva
2012/04/30

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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TeaDranker
2012/05/01

For this review, I am just going to enjoy myself pointing out all the "stupids" in the movie, however I still give it a 6 because it was intriguing enough to keep me watching till the end, and the acting was pretty good.1. How does murdering Roger solve the problem for Clas? Roger already tainted Clas's reputation with the hiring company, meaning he probably won't get the job anyways. In fact, Roger should have been the one trying to murder Clas for banging his wife.2. For the sake of argument, let's say Roger has to die. Why the hell would you do it yourself?? The first thing police will look for is motive... One would think someone in Clas's position would have an elite squad of Navy Seal Ninjas ready to do the job for him.3. How come when Roger murders his friend Ove, it wasn't detected on the camera? He was standing in roughly the same spot that Clas was standing in during the ending sequence. I don't know if it was the surveillance guards or the director, but someone had to be on drugs.4. At one point Clas tries to attack Roger, with a stone. Roger has a gun. Enough said.5. IF submerging yourself in poo blocks the tracking signal, wouldn't coming out of the poo instantly reactivate the signal? Honestly I don't think that's how tracking signals work anyways. But personally, I think the best thing ever would have been if he just got murdered in the poo, and no one ever found his body again :) 6. Why kill the farmer unless you have to? That's just more potential consequences down the road. If little Sally was selling Girl Guide Cookies, would she have to be eliminated as well? 7. Why did Clas stop following his dog, which allowed for that ridiculous Mortal Kombat Fatality on the tractor? I guess Clas could have been taking a dump in the outhouse... so I can forgive this one.8. Okay, fine, I will accept Roger surviving the car falling off the cliff scene, only because he was cushioned between two fat guys, but then how does Clas make it down the cliff so quickly to come check on him? Also, if you walked all that way, why not make sure he's dead with a bullet to the brain? And why even bother checking on him? Who the hell is supposed to survive something like that...9. How does Rogers wife know anything about guns, including the exact kind of bullets to buy for the gun, where Clas would keep the gun, or how to load the gun? The only gun she looks like she knows how to handle is under the bed sheets.10. The ending.My suggestion: Watch this movie, laugh, and then don't think about it again.

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Ajeesh Vijayan
2012/05/02

Happened to see this Norwegian thriller couple of days ago and was very much impressed mainly because of the story, development, thrills and execution. Headhunters is based on the novel written by Jo Nesbo.Roger which tells the story of a Recruiter in Norway. He lives a luxurious life and to maintain the same, he used to steal the paintings and is very professional in that. His life goes upside down when he tries to steal a painting from his wife's friend's house. There it starts the thriller with convincing twists and turns.The major advantage of the movie is the story and screenplay with excellent performances of the antagonist and protagonist. The movie has its own moments and will give you definitely offers a treat to the thriller movie fans. An edge of the seat thriller. The background score did a crucial role in the whole one which made very interesting. All the supporting actors did a wonderful job to make this a nice one.Go for it..!!! You wont feel bad after watching this..My rating 8.1 on 10

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eyeintrees
2012/05/03

I can't remember when I last sat on the edge of my seat throughout an entire movie.Better than almost anything like it, I can't help wondering why Hollywood don't make movies remotely this good anymore.Just as I thought there could well be a formula, I was right off the mark. I like that. So tired of standard formulas in filmmaking.A thief with a lovely wife and who already has a very good job, believes he isn't making enough money. So he steals art. I couldn't possibly say anything more without ruining this for the viewer. Just watch it. You'll be glad you did. But put the popcorn down... you're bound to spill it!

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templar77099
2012/05/04

"Hodejegerne" or "Headunters" is a Norwegian film directed by Morten Tyldum who you might know for the last year's Oscar contender "The Imitation Game". Despite knowing the praise that this film received, I didn't know it would be this good.I watched it yesterday and the characters are still in my head, specially the main one, Roger Brown, played by Aksel Hennie whose first film I saw was "Last Knights" and the difference in the acting is day from night. He is so good in this one, playing a insecure man who makes his money by stealing art paintings. On the other side we have the menacing Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau, the Jaime Lannister of Game of Thrones who is probably becoming one of my favourite performers in the industry. He commits himself to any role and he is quite amazing. He has the looks and the acting chops and I believe we'll see more of him in the future. I must also make a nod to the two feminine characters in this one : Diana Brown, Roger's wife, played by Synnøve Macody Lund, who is surprisingly good, one of that kind of actress who deserves a place in the spotlight and Lotte, played by Julie R. Ølgaard, another actress who is just amazing. "Headhunters" is certainly the proof that foreign films can be brilliant! An American remake is on the plans but I'm sure it won't surpass the original. This one is clearly overlooked. Watch it!

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