Entertainment
Value: 7/10
Historical
Significance: 7/10
Disc
Features: 1/10
When
people think of gangster films, they usually think of Hollywood Japan or Italy
would next be considered for gangster films, but it is the underworld films of Denmark , Iceland
and now Sweden
In
true fashion of a gangster film, there is a rise and a fall for our protagonist
with his venture into a life of crime. JW (Joel Kinnaman) is a lower-class
business student struggling to look the part. He spends all of his money on his
appearance, hiding his poverty as best he can while pursuing an attractive and
rich classmate. When this façade fails him, JW is more willing when an
opportunity to make money falls in his lap. A fugitive named Jorge accidentally
crosses paths with the business student, and his knowledge of all things money
makes him useful.
JW
becomes involved in a large scale drug deal, which he helps to broker in hopes
of making enough money to finally fit in among his peers. At the same time
there is a Mafia assassin searching for Jorge and cops looking to stop the drug
deal from going through. At the heart of the complex criminal web is a poor
college student trying too hard to impress a girl, which results in a
surprising friendship and lesson in loyalty.
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