Headhunters

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Headhunters

Aksel Hennie, Synnove Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie ??lgaard

Headhunters stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing a... read more read more...rt to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man. Headhunters is based on Jo Nesbø's best-selling thriller from 2008. -- (C) Magnolia

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  • jarobb3
    April 7, 2013
    jarobb3
    Not quite the Thomas Crown Affair, but definitely a well-made, fast-paced thriller.
  • itsjustme2004
    April 1, 2013
    itsjustme2004
    These suspenseful, intrigue, twist and turn movies aren't really my cup of tea. This one included..even though I recognize that it was a well done film, contained some really good actors, and had some rather interesting scenes. I do have my exceptions to the rule (for example the... read more Jason Bourne movies), but apparently this one didn't fit into that category...
  • kiriyamakazou
    February 28, 2013
    kiriyamakazou
    Headhunters is a film I was sure was going to be a cool Scandinavian hesit flick. I was so wrong, as this was just so much more. Hennie is fantastic as Roger Brown, a headhunter who uses interviews to obtain information on valuable art which he then intends to steal. He soon come... read mores across Coster-Waldau as Greve, a man with a very rare painting. Just when Brown thinks it's going to be an easy steal things become more and more complicated, until Brown is running for his life in some of the most madcap and insane ways imaginable. Headhunters works thanks to the unpredictability of the narrative. Sure, you could probably guess quite a few of the twists and turns, but not exactly how they turn out. Tyldum (a director to watch), uses extreme moments of violence to shock you in scenes that take cartoonish action to new (often grotesque) heights. The editing is brilliant, never losing track of what is transpiring on screen, and there is even a lot of emotional weight given to Brown and the relationship he has with his wife. An enjoyable thriller that hints at a lot more to come from everyone involved.
  • SirPant
    February 14, 2013
    SirPant
    Headhunters proves that it's not all about the big budget, it's the story that counts. The performances are also good but what makes Headhunters so good is its unpredictability. You may think you know what is going to happen but 20 minutes in and it all goes out the window, and t... read morehe twists and turns to let up until the end credits role down. It is everything a good thriller should be.
  • fb100001581602053
    January 2, 2013
    fb100001581602053
    It's a lot of ingenious, insane ideas loosely tied together by an "okay, so I guess this is happening now" narrative ribbon.
  • spielberg00
    October 23, 2012
    spielberg00
    The term "action thriller" has deteriorated ever so nastily from what it meant decades ago. Back in the twentieth century, the genre was laudable for its intoxicating ability to mold suspense with grit. Nowadays, good ol' Hollywood has taken charge of the genre, and withered it... read more down to nothing but a pile of special effects and corny jokes, only enjoyable with a few buckets of popcorn handy. Although Headhunters would have still been a stunning cell from the mind of a genius back in the late '70s or early '80s, it's manna from heaven during this era. The film is Norwegian, but who's to say that Norway doesn't know how to bring us back to the time when "edge-of-your-seat thrills" were self-explanatory?
  • allan913
    September 7, 2012
    allan913
    A slick and wickedly entertaining edge of your seat thriller, it`s exciting and constantly surprising and will trick you every step of the way. A spectacular thrill-ride that pulls you in like you wouldnt believe. It`s tense, taunt and loaded with riveting drama and explosive act... read moreion. One of the coolest, sharpest and most stylish crime films of the year. An energetic and full-throttle cat and mouse game with all the great elements of a heist movie that has plenty of hard-boiled twist and turns. It will blow you away with its plot, style and witt. A stunningly well-done film. Director, Morten Tyldum crafts a superb masterwork. The characters are complex and compelling and well performend by the cast. Askell Hennine is electrifying. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is brilliant. The two leads work well with one another and square off nicely. A bold. bloody and frighteningly great roller-coaster ride of a suspense thriller. An utterly thrilling and wickedly fun adrenaline-rush. A tremendously cool and truly satisfying crowd pleaser.
  • 366weirdmovies
    July 25, 2012
    366weirdmovies
    An art thief who uses his position as a corporate headhunter as his cover thinks he's struck a gold mine when he meets a CEO who's perfect for the job he's shopping, and who also happens to own an original Rubens---unfortunately for him, a murder complicates his big score and sen... read moreds him on the run. Hollywood thrillers could learn a thing or two about implausible plot twists from this crazy but crowd-pleasing Norwegian thriller with dashes of black comedy.
  • hobster1
    July 15, 2012
    hobster1
    What makes Headhunters so ridiculously engaging is how the narrative develops in a way that you cannot guess the outcome. That's precisely the fun. Like classic suspense of the past, this has the kinds of twists and turns that would make Hitchcock proud. There's one surprise afte... read morer another and the developments are innovative in that way. However I can attest, Headhunters is very much an example of modern storytelling that resembles something by Quentin Tarantino or the Coen brothers. It's bloody and raw. Think Pulp Fiction or Fargo. If you think those are lofty comparisons, you haven't seen this movie. Yet there's a humanism present that sets this apart from those classics and makes this distinctly different. These are people with insecurities and weaknesses that are altogether apparent. In between the action, there is a declaration of love that's incredibly touching. They still long to be loved. The violence never seems gratuitous, only necessary to emphasize the absolute nightmare of which Roger becomes a part. It's a drama that starts slowly but as the tale unfolds it seizes the viewer with brute force. It's pretty over the top. There's a depiction of an auto accident where I literally forgot to breathe for 60 seconds. But that's the standard set piece prevalent here and that's what makes this thriller so exhilarating.
  • MrMarakai
    June 12, 2012
    MrMarakai
    Do you ever tire of hearing that a Hollywood remake is in the pipeline, when the ink has hardly dried on the original script? Like "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", "Cell 211" and "Let The Right One In" before it, this is another that has had the green light for an English langu... read moreage version. It's easy to see why there would be interest in this as it's an exceptionally good thriller. I just don't see why it's necessary to have it redone.
    Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is a high-flying businessman who works as a headhunter. He scouts potential applicants for executive jobs. While interviewing them, he learns very useful information that leads him to his second source of income: a sideline in executing valuable art robberies. His extravagant and expensive lifestyle can't be funded by his headhunting job alone. One particular interviewee is Clas Greve (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau). He has all the credentials for a post that Brown needs to fill but he also has just inherited a piece of art that will cure all of Brown's financial woes - if he can just get his hands on it. As it turns out though, this art theft is not as simple as his previous ones and Greve is not as buttoned up as he makes out.
    As this film opens we are introduced to unlikely leading actor Aksel Hennie who has an appearance that resembles the love child of Christopher Walken and Steve Buscemi. He's not your average leading man and his character is not that appealing either. He's a self-centred weasel of a man that seems to lack any morals but you know that things are, not entirely, going to go to plan for this scheming, double-crossing thief and that's exactly what captures your attention and provides the hook in this adaptation of Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo's novel. Director Morten Tyldum is wise enough to play his cards when he needs them and wrings out the suspense, masterfully, at every turn. He mounts the tension slowly before staging one gripping scene after another. The unpredictability of the spiralling plot delivers genuine excitement, helped immeasurably by natural characters and performers. Hennie in particular, is absolutely brilliant and will no doubt become a household name after this (apparently he already is, in his native Norway). Kudos to screenwriters Lars Gudmstead and Ulf Ryberg. It's their tight, deliberately paced and unpredictable script that keeps you guessing and shows a good level of intelligence. Admittedly, I haven't read the novel but if I were author Jo Nesbo, I'd be very proud of the job that has been done here.
    When the headhunter becomes the headhunted, this film grips like a vice and refuses to let go. I've seen quite a few film's from Scandinavia over recent years and have been very impressed with the high standard they are delivering. This is no exception and a thriller that will definitely compete with the best of the year.
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