Out to own today:
The Keeper of Lost Causes
| “Have you figured out why you’re here?” Kidnapper What a struggle to find an original idea in this staid Nordic cop thriller; from mismatched bickering partners to convenient plot revelations. Here’s a list: - Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is a homicide detective, who doesn’t wait for more backup going into the opening crime scene. Botching covering themselves, all three cops are gunned down. One is killed, Carl’s best bud is paralysed, and the lead is put on medical leave. THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is about a policeman coming to terms with a catastrophic error. (For a better example, see Joe Carnahan’s ace NARC.) [To read more, click here.] |
Alleluia
| “Are you a sorcerer?” Marguerite (Édith Le Merdy) to Michel (Laurent Lucas) Forget the seductive glamour of BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) as far as killing sprees go, movies don’t come as skin-crawlingly sexual as ALLELUIA. For all the copulation, erotic is not a word that would be used to illustrate. While the characters are being exploited, thankfully the actors are not – the otherwise usual default mode it feels for the horror genre. [To read more, click here.] |
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