Review of Headhunters (2011) by Ian H — 05 Nov 2015
I'm homebound and working my way through all of these recent-ish foreign films I keep adding to the Netflix queue but Jenny won't watch with me. Headhunters is so excellent because you think it's just your standard movie about an insecure art thief stealing paintings to provide baubles and luxuries to his wife who he thinks will one day find out is too good for him.
It blasts off into pure insanity after he messes with Jamie Lannister's shit. And from there it's an edge-of-your-seat roller coaster ride that gets tied together in a perfect little bow and comes to a close as a morality tale.
The film also throws in some absolutely pitch black humor that really wonderfully balances out some of the horrors Morten Tyldum puts on display. I feel like Tyldum got pegged as a "safe" director when he was nominated for his work on The Imitation Game (which I loved) but watching this one makes me extra excited for his work to come.
This review of Headhunters (2011) was written by Ian H on 05 Nov 2015.
Headhunters has generally received very positive reviews.
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