High-quality suspenseful films rely on plots and unexpected laughs.

Alexys 2021-12-18 08:01:04

This is a suspense film that relies purely on plot to win. There are not too many fights and dazzling big scenes, some are just layers of ingenious plots that are interlocking; there is no collision between justice and evil, and some are just black and black to see who is better.

At the beginning, the hero Roger is unique. She is only 168 in height and has a wife who is taller than herself, who is an art dealer. He also has two levels of identity, the superficial headhunter and the art thief in the dark. In fact, any of these identities can be counted as having articles to write, and they can make up many interesting stories. What's more, it is a combination of two identities. This identity setting is simply a plug-in, and the plot can definitely be unconstrained.

Sure enough, I was not disappointed in the back. It is precisely because of his apparent headhunter status that Kross managed to approach him through his wife in order to achieve his business goals; and because of his own thief side, he triggered him to provoke Kross. The two things were combined, and his wife was mingling in the middle, so everything was messed up.

Everything at the beginning made me scratch my head. I thought that Roger had something wrong in the process of stealing the painting, and he didn't succeed in stealing. Unexpectedly, I succeeded in stealing the painting, but I discovered the affair between my wife and Kross. Just when I thought it became a bloody movie fighting for love, I entered the rhythm of desperate escape again. It wasn't until his little lover said something at the end that he gradually pieced together the cause and effect of the whole incident, which still made me feel incredible about all kinds of coincidences but had to believe it. At the same time, there was a question mark about his wife's position. It was not until Roger killed Kloss that the doubt completely disappeared.

The design of the plot is very clever, the promotion is very compact, the rhythm is very well grasped, and the suspense is kept at all times. The development of each event is unexpected, but reasonable. There are no big loopholes in the plot, and even the unexplainable bruise about the dead time of the corpse was rounded off in an "ingenious" way. It was an innovation that made people speechless and turned into a joke.

The portrayals of several male protagonists are also quite wonderful. Roger is short and has a little inferiority complex in his heart. He can feel his inferiority complex in all the details of his actions. He only exhales after he finally settles everything with wisdom. And because of his military background, Kross also portrayed a good image of a brutal and cold-blooded tough guy with a low IQ. Aoya is a funny and hapless role, all kinds of funny.

Different from other suspense action movies, it is full of black humor. In every cruel plot, there are always some uncontrollable laughs, which effectively relieves the tension and fear presented by the plot. It is full of the whole movie, which has long convinced me that in the end the hero will have a hearty HE. From the beginning, when Oyana was thrown into the river, she didn’t die. The Russian girl who has never forgotten was the code. When she drove away in the mud and drove a tractor, she saw the car and thought it was chasing herself, but she was just passing by. A fat policeman escaped from death while sitting in a police car under the attack. The most bright spot is the dog hanging in front of the tractor. Every time I think of it, I laugh. The detailed design of all these scenes is impressive. All reason, connected with the plot, but unexpectedly all poke me a little bit of laughter.

This film does not have many cool big scenes and special effects, and there are very few action fights. It is actually difficult to attract the audience by the plot design alone, but this film does. From the beginning, it seems to be telling the audience: Look, there will be a plan to play here, which will definitely make you unexpected. Fortunately, there was no boasting, and it did not disappoint.

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Extended Reading
  • Sherman 2022-03-21 09:02:04

    How important is it to have a good wife! ! But I still can't accept the director's values~ Maybe in northern Europe, it is also a fashion for bad guys to get away with justice~

  • Sherman 2022-03-26 09:01:06

    Lots of minced meat and blood. . . And Lannister has a debt to pay

Jo Nesbø's Headhunters quotes

  • [Last lines]

    Roger: My name is Roger Brown. I'm 5'6" tall, and you know what? That's more than enough.

  • [First lines]

    Roger: Rule #1: Make sure you know everything about those you visit. 2: Never spend more than 10 minutes. Every extra minute increases the chance of someone returning home unexpectedly. 3: Do not leave DNA traces. 4: Don't waste time getting an expensive reproduction. Even a simple forgery will go unnoticed for weeks. 5: Sooner or later, one of two things will happen. You find a work of art so valuable that you never need to worry again, or... you'll get caught.