Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

...Anything really! It has been a while since I bombed into a serie without any fantasy. Its situated in Sweden but they all speak english. Why make a remake in the first place...? I just dont get it. Cop is struggling with his private life. Thats about it...

Wallander showcases the crime genre in a very unique way, without the drama and theatrics in other series. It follows the main character Wallander throughout cases, each episode showing the effects each case has had on his person which begin to take their toll, with gripping plot-lines and excellent cinematography.Set in Sweden surrounded by beautiful scenery but often shown in a bleaker light this series uses the crime genre like no other, and after watching all four seasons I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime and/or deep character development.

If you like the genre, you will be absolutely astonished and overwhelmed by these 4 series of BBC TV production of Inspector Wallander, based on the brilliant and highly appreciated novels written by the gifted and much loved Swedish writer Henning Mankell, whom I personally sadly and deeply miss, since the very first day after his death. It is a very high quality product, from every point of view. The producers, the director, and every single actor involved in the making of these fantastic series have given their best in order to offer a really special final result. And what can be said about Kenneth Branagh that hasn't still been said? I have to say that as far as I'm concerned, the success of this project has basically been achieved thanks to him. He always works at his best, this is not new. But probably this work is something he has strongly loved and wanted. And everyone can see it just from the beginning of the very first episode of the first series. Good job, man, very well done!!!!

or in any real life situation for that matter. I'm a great fan of Branagh, he could read the phone-book with feeling. BUT as the constantly depressed and melancholic detective Karl Wallandar, he begins to grate. Yes, of course it's the direction and the tampering of the writers with the original Swedish version and the excellent series of books but truly, this version has become almost unintelligible in dialogue and so very unintelligent in script.This Wallander should be committed or incarcerated he is so unbelievably incompetent. In every case. And in every situation. I'm on series 3 and I don't think I've ever been so irritated by a cellphone in real life. The lengthy swooping ring on his, which plays maybe 20 times or more in each episode, is enough to make you switch off. Nobody in this police department has ever heard of setting it to vibrate in tense and deadly situations? Speaking of tense situations this buffoon wanders into every scene without backup or telling his boss where he's going or when he does take a co-worker puts them in immediate mortal danger.He does a lot of non-vocal staring when conversation is thrown at him. And throwing, he does physical throwing too, once a whole television! Wow! You never see him trim his stubble, it always remains the same length (isn't that hard to do?) And he's incapable of any relationship, father, partner, daughter due to that interminable boring stare.And driving. A Volvo, which gets shot out a few times but then miraculously appears whole again on the bleak grey roads of Sweden.He always escapes direct gunfire even in open spaces.And I haven't mentioned the lack of plot or the bafflement of plot, huge holes left untended. Meaningless clues scattered here, there and everywhere. And graphic, unnecessary scenes of mangled bodies. And no explanation, ever of what you've just invested an hour and a half in.I can't see it getting better so I'm bailing out after far too many wasted hours of my time.5 out of 10