"The Inheritance" is all about a Swedish man (Thomsen) who steps in to take over his father's floundering steel business after his father's death only to find his personal life falling apart as he pulls the steel biz together. This plaintive examination of how one man's blind commitment to business sacrifices those he loves most is a solid drama with moderate hi-lo excursions, an even pace, and a well managed presentation though there is considerable dead time between the scenes which move the story forward. However, one has to wonder if watching a man who is better at managing a business than at managing his personal affairs is sufficiently interesting to warrant an almost 2 hour watch. Factor in subtitles and this flick will probably only work for foreign film drama fans. (B)
Review of The Inheritance
