Roger ought to smell a rat when the taller, more accomplished Clas Greve (Game of ThronesвЂ™s Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), shows up. So how does Roger finance his glamorous spouseвЂ™s new gallery and a mistress on the side? Well, by day heвЂ™s sifting through high- profile clients, by night heвЂ™s robbing their art works and replacing them with forgeries. He canвЂ™t afford either but, as he hurriedly explains, he somehow has to compensate for standing at a mere 168cm.

ROGER BROWN (Aksel Hennie, excellent) is NorwayвЂ™s top corporate headhunter, the proud owner-occupier of a blonde trophy wife (SynnГёve Macody Lund) and a multimillion-dollar home. This Norwegian robbery thriller, based on Jo NesbГёвЂ™s novel, is fast, furious fun, writes TARA BRADY Starring Aksel Hennie, SynnГёve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. We donвЂ™t do comments anymore, but you may contact us here or find us on Twitter or Facebook.Directed by Morten Tyldum. Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film 2011 Still, it makes for a worthy diversion to take in-perhaps through splayed fingers.Д«y Victoria Large В©2012В More The 2012 Independent Film Festival Boston Headhunters, adapted from a novel by Jo NesbГё, will win most of its fans with its high style and audacious setpieces. ItвЂ™s true that the film never approaches the pathos of, say, the Coen brothersвЂ™ Fargo, in which Jerry LundegaardвЂ™s speedily unraveling plans carry with them a sobering dash of reality and even banality. Tyldum capitalizes on these less-than-heroic qualities by putting Roger through the wringer. While more of us are likely to identify with RogerвЂ™s insecurity than ClasвЂ™ chiseled good looks and carefully honed hunting skills, itвЂ™s tough to argue that Roger fully earns our sympathies-on the inside, he has the same mercenary instincts as Clas, and he often doesnвЂ™t prove to be much of a husband or a friend. Perhaps itвЂ™s easier to laugh at RogerвЂ™s misfortunes because heвЂ™s so misguided and amoral in the first place. (If there must be an American remake, letвЂ™s put Sam Raimi on it.) Indeed, itвЂ™s clear that Tyldum is looking to give us a rollercoaster ride here, and the large, late night audience at IFFB laughed and groaned along with Headhunters, twigging to its playful (if somewhat sadistic) tone. (ThereвЂ™s also an instance of simulated animal cruelty that will be too much for many.) ItвЂ™s wild stuff, and RogerвЂ™s journey from carefully coiffed businessman to a desperate and (justifiably) paranoid fugitive throws one for a bit of a loop. The director is great at supplying jump-in-your-seat and cover-your-eyes moments, with one scatological sequence that brazenly outdoes anything Danny Boyle has dreamed up so far. The chase is clearly the filmвЂ™s centerpiece, and thatвЂ™s where Tyldum seems to invest most of his energy and twisted creativity. The twist is that Clas is also an expert tracker, and once the game is afoot, Roger finds himself playing an antic game of cat-and-mouse with Clas. He thinks heвЂ™s found his next big score when he meets Clas Greve, an intimidating, handsome Dane who happens to own an extraordinarily valuable painting. He steals mainly so he can afford to buy her fancy things. Roger (played by Aksel Hennie, who bears a striking resemblance to Steve Buscemi) harbors deep insecurities about his height, his looks, and his ability to please his beautiful wife Diana (never mind the fact that heвЂ™s cheating on her). We meet Roger Brown, a corporate headhunter who moonlights as a masterful art thief. That being said, this sometimes-shocking crime caper is likely to find an appreciative audience among crime movie fans looking for a new thrill. Headhunters, the Norwegian thriller from director Morten Tyldum that screened at IFFB shortly before the start of its Boston theatrical run, doesnвЂ™t play even a little bit nice, and sensitive moviegoers would probably be wise to give it a pass.

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