Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

In my personal opinion this movie is a much more realistic version of any "American style" "secret agent" movie. It has action, never gets boring, it has fights and explosions. What differs the main character most from let's say a "transporter", is that the movie is not giving him one of the usual stereotypes of "bad stories from the past". In fact the movie does start with quite a shocking moment, something one rarely seen in other action movies, and later on in the movie there is actually a moment of thought in terms of "even agents are under law". So if you once in a while get bored by transporter 3 and would like to see an unknown but credible face on screen, I think you will like this movie.

I've read all the other reviews and I think some other reviewers are speaking about a different film.This movie was very comfortable to watch. Sure, plot has been done before. But so what, that doesn't mean it cant be done again by different characters. I think all of the characters were portrayed quit convincingly. I was very comfortable with all of the acting and script.This movie looked and felt more real and more believable to me than many many other top rated action movies.The direction was spot on. All of the action all went off very realistically. There are some twists to the plot that I certainly didn't expect. I'm quite sure this is an enjoyable movie for all action film lovers if you don't expect all action movies to be done with the same style of direction. I do hope to see more of these actors and the characters they portrayed in this movie.

If you don't like this movie for any other reason, you should still see it for absolutely brilliant shots of Stockholm from air.Other than that, movie is OK. I give it a 10 because I believe in movies deserving either a 1 or a 10, as you should either see them or not.Its basically about Swedish James Bond, minus the gadgets (that was a serious miss, they should have given Hamilton some toys), somewhere between AAA and B budget Hollywood movie. Fight scenes were done well, drama scenes were done not as well, but overall I enjoyed myself as did my wife.

Very nice movie from Sweden. I had a quick look at the critics written before this one and must say: Sweden was not famous for Action Movies but this will change if they shoot more like Hamilton. Very nice Cinematography and good casting. I don't see the point in complaining about the plot, the plot is similar to a James Bond or Bourne Story and it works just fine for me. And it did also work for the Swedish audience with about 360'000 admissions two weeks after its opening in Sweden. Looks like they have just waited for this one. If I got it right, then this is the first film out in the trilogy based on the novels by Jan Guillou. So there is a lot to look forward for me. I like it a lot to see when more Swedish productions are aiming at an international audience. We have had this with the Millennium trilogy as well.