Birr Film Club
Dir: Morten Tyldum, Norway, 2011, 101 mins, Cert: 16
Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie, excellent) is Norway’s top corporate headhunter, the proud owner-occupier of a blonde trophy wife and a multimillion-dollar home. He can’t afford either but, as he hurriedly explains, he somehow has to compensate for standing at a mere 168cm. So how does Roger finance his glamorous spouse’s new gallery and a mistress on the side? Well, by day he’s sifting through high- profile clients, by night he’s robbing their art works and replacing them with forgeries.
The speed and fast cuts help paper over any cracks. One tends to overlook the plot’s more ridiculous turns when they’re happening too damned quickly to dwell on. Tara Brady, The Irish Times
€7/€5/€3
