Review of Headhunters (2011) by A.j. A — 10 Apr 2012
A superb genre film that is very faithful to the novel by Jo Nesbo. Films like this are something that Hollywood is too afraid to make anymore, or at least greenlight until the foreign film takes the world by storm.
Roger Brown is a headhunter, he hires the top executives for firms in Norway. He has a reputation as being the best and reputation is something Roger Brown prices above everything else. He also has a gorgeous wife who he feels is way out of his league and his fear that she will leave him for the kind of people he hires to be CEOs. Tall, handsome, wealthy and charismatic. To ensure her love he lives way outside of his means.
To afford to pay for his insecurities Roger Brown is also an accomplished art thief and he finally finds the piece of art that will allow him to retire. A Ruebens painting that disappeared in 1941 thanks to everyone's favorite 20th century villains, the Nazis. Unfortunately the owner of the painting is Clas Greve, a Dutch commando and tracker who happens to have previously worked for a company that developed the ultimate GPS tracking device. Oh, and Roger's lovely wife, Diana, happens to be sleeping with Clas.
If you are a fan of crime thillers you will love this film.
This review of Headhunters (2011) was written by A.j. A on 10 Apr 2012.
Headhunters has generally received very positive reviews.
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