Rated R, 100 minutes
In German, Norwegian and other languages with English subtitles
"Headhunters" is a slick, smooth foreign thriller
"Headhunters"
is a slick, well-made Norwegian-German drama based on Norwegian author
Jo Nesbo's best-selling novel "The Headhunters." In various Danish
languages with English subtitles, this engrossing mystery-drama is
nothing new but it's terrific fun to watch the various twists and turns.
It's about a headhunter who doubles as an art-thief to pay for his
lavish lifestyle but whose life is turned upside down when he recruits a
former elite assassin for a new assignment, and he gets more than he
bargained for. "Headhunters" pulls you in early and won't let you go;
this is something like Michael Douglas or Tom Cruise could've made back
in the '90s. Handsomely photographed and filled with a nice, moody
score, "Headhunters" is nothing new but it's definitely entertaining; I
wouldn't be surprised if this was remade in the states.
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