Really Surprised!

Better Late Then Never

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

I was disappointed overall with the manner in which the final six episodes of the series brought about the end of Kurt Wallander. I have had firsthand experience dealing with the condition (my mother) and it was not presented in a believable manner. It just seemed as though Henriksson didn't give ample notice of his intent not to return and the writers threw together a fast resolution without much thought. A simple execution with that crime being the last of the series to be solved would have been better.Otherwise, overall a decent series though I don't think I would ever travel to Ystad or anywhere close as it must be the residence of every Scandinavian criminal. As is usual for this type of series, the crime rate in whatever locale is higher than that of Chicago or Cleveland and, at some point, requires the viewer to ignore previous episodes in order to attain some level of believability.

I would do 10 but I heard IMDb would invalidate the lowest and highest rating. I lived in Sweden for almost a year so many of the Sweden landscape and atmosphere is coming back to me viscerally. I tried to watch the BBC version which is astounding but nothing like how Swedes do it.They have so much micro expressions and knowing how Scandinavians are, I really enjoy this series deeply. I understand some phrases and the translation is pretty good. Of course Swedes speak really good English so I think the subtitles captured it pretty well. The Swedish Wallander actor has a lot of depth and Kenneth Branagh in the BBC version is no slouch. One thing about this series is that one episode is a complete story at least as far as the case is concerned. However the backdrop of the relationships will only be understood if you watch an entire season. Netflix does not have the 1st series so I will probably buy it on Amazon. I will also hunt for the book/s.I love classic Swedish films but the new ones are also as classy. I am even surprised how good their television is as well. As long as you are willing to read the subtitles and research the Swedish culture a bit, you are in for a treat.

I had seen all the British Wallander shows and loved them so I checked out the Swedish one even if I had never seen any Swedish shows. ....I really like it so I am a big fan of both and do not try and compare them. On a side note....I love to listen for words that an American can understand when the Swedish actors talk. :)I care for both lead actors and they both make you feel what they are feeling. I liked Linda in the Swedish story but she made me sad most of the time. ...I like the story lines and really get excited to see how they will solve the crime. All the side actors do well. I wonder if there are any other Swedish shows I would like?

Welcome to a small, but crime-ridden city of Ystad. You can die of knives, firearms, bombs, occasionally a heart attack. While it is difficult to survive for ordinary people, one groups is especially endangered: being Wallander's friend, school colleague, especially former girlfriend is almost certain death sentence.It will not take more than a couple of seasons to make sure that hardly any Ystad citizen survives. On the optimistic side the neighboring bridge to Denmark and the ferry connection to Poland will ensure sufficient influx of criminals, so the series can continue.Overall, I liked the series very much. The only thing that bothered me a bit is personal involvement of all young police officers (Linda, Stefan, Pontus, Isabel). Hey, Mr. Kurt (and creators of the series) - young people can be professional too, and not necessary former friends of criminals (at least that's what I remember from long time ago).