Every woman loves their classic romance / romance comedy
movies but for a bit of a change I decided to do a review on an international
movie that isn’t exactly romance but an example of great plot writing .
“Headhunters” is a 2011 Norwegian-German film directed
by Morten Tyldum. It is based on a novel by Jo
Nesbo -Hodejegerne (The Headhunters). In its opening weekend, the film
was seen by 104,000 Norwegian moviegoers, making it the second best opening
weekend in Norwegian history.
The Film Begins
with a narrative by the starring character, Roger Brown as he introduces
himself and explains into his philosophy on the importance of reputation. Standing
at only 5’6 Roger Brown is insecure about his height within his marriage to a
very tall very beautiful gallery owner and refuses to give her any children as
he is afraid that she would love them more than she loves him. Roger works as a
“Headhunter” which is actually a term used to describe an executive recruitment
agent. The plot then takes us into an entertaining adventure where Roger is
pursued by businessman and aspiring pathfinder C.E.O. Clas Greve. In true
hunter and prey fashion Roger the “Headhunter” becomes the hunted.
Roger begins to
find himself in several do-or-die situations and realizes that several people
whom he may have trusted may be involved in his pursuit until in the end where
he realizes that one person in his life is worthy of his trust and he has no
reason to feel insecure.
The Movie was
quite entertaining with several action scenes and kept its viewers eager to see
more with each step of the pursuit. For
me one scene that I couldn’t deal with was Roger’s out house scene (seen below)
where roger has no choice but to climb into an out –house, covering himself
with feces to mask his scent in order to avoid being sniffed out by Clas’ Dogo
Argentino dog. This was a great movie and I would recommend everyone to see it.
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