I don't expect my comment to be useful to anyone. I only say that this thriller from Sweden is of course effective, sharp, very well made, but not a real film noir for me. It is too much in the American way, with the good guys and the bad guys scheme, which I hate, unless the face to face between the evil and the lead is interesting. Here, the bad guy, the heavy, is pretty interesting and the very end exciting too. But that doesn't "save" the film for me. I repeat, too "American", to be a crime flick as I love. Too much predictable. But, I repeat, the directing is perfect, as was the director's previous film, NOOS TOLERANS, and probably is his next and other movies. No doubt. The Scandinavian film industry should have its trade mark, although this one is very professional, and not copy Hollywood. And I speak about the stories put on screen, not about the acting or directing. Only stories, screenplays.
Review of Executive Protection
