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  Review by lasseborch ★★★½

  mænd vil hellere blive til zack snyders batman og i processen miste alle i sit liv end at se en psykolog

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  Review by Dirk Diggler ★★★½

  A little danish treat. Stylistically it borrows some from the likes of Pusher and Drive, as it blends the gritty, criminal underworld of Copenhagen with social commentary, a cool synthesized score, and good looking visuals with saturated colors and neon lights. It's a pretty brutal, tense and entertaining albeit clichéd revenge tale that also contains its own touching little moments, and somewhat patiently builds characters and relationships. The opening scene throws you right into the criminal world in a shot or two, and the last 30 minutes are preeeetty darn tense. It has some credibility issues and never really reaches the same level of quality as its influences, but fuck that; it's really enjoyable, so if you get the chance, you should definitely check it out.

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  Review by NikolajSkou ★★★★½ 1

  Giv ham en cola, han ligner en der tørstig

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  Review by Mads Ej ★★★★

  I liked this more on a rewatch, though it still had some slow moments and minor flaws here and there. 
  It is a good revenge story about a doctor, whose brother is killed by people from the criminal underworld, so now he sets out to find them. We see his descent from the top of society and there are some clashes between the two worlds, but I wanted to see more of it affecting his job at the hospital. I also wanted the ending to be a little more explosive and satisfying, since I think the main villain deserved worse. 
  Though it could be a bit slow, it created a great and dark atmosphere, where the scenes of violence felt…

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  Review by DonnieDarko666 ★★★½

  Watched on Blu-ray.

  Very nice Danish revenge thriller with the always more than welcome Dar Salim as the lead.
  A good supporting cast adds to the viewing pleasure.

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  Review by Simon ★★ 1

  So he'd give up his unborn son, wife, good job and basically everything to kill those men? It's not like his younger brother is gonna crawl up his grave saying: ”Good job, big brother!” Lame excuse to make an action film, that's on the surface so empty.

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  Review by KristianSlee ★★½ 1

  Hvordan Dar Salim forbereder sig på en blodig bandekrig: 
  - Løber ture
  - Lidt boksetræning
  - Spraymaler en motorcykel

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  Review by Nicolai Bisgaard Kristiansen ★★★½ 1

  I anledning af næste uges Odense-Film-Festival, hvor den meget anderkendte lyd-designer ‘Peter Albrechtsen’ er kunsterisk-profil, så tænkte jeg at det gav mening at se/gense nogle af de film, han har lavet lyd til.

  Jeg mindes at Fenar Ahmed’s Underverden, var forholdsvis hypet da den gik i de danske biografer i Januar-2017 og så mindes jeg at den var exceptionelt godt anmeldt.

  Ja, jeg mindes faktisk at Fenar Ahmed eftersigende blev rasende på en anmelder (vist fra EKKO) som kun gav 4 stjerner, fremfor 5 (eller de maksimale 6)..

  Jeg så dog ikke Underverden i biffen, men har længe haft lyst til at se den og nu er det så gjort..

  Umiddelbart mindes jeg at filmen i sin tid blev sammenlignet…

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  Review by martinbondea ★★★

  Darman med sin darmobil og sin darcave på Islands brygge, tre stjerner

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  Review by IronWatcher ★★★½

  Watched on Amazon Prime

  "You forgot where you came from!"

  A surgeon sees red.

  "Darkland" is a stylized and rough mixture of "Pusher" and "Death Wish" in the streets of Copenhagen. The character development of the Arab surgeon Zaid, who first appears as a prime example of successful integration in Denmark and then gradually develops into a brutal avenger, is not necessarily nuanced. Zaid leaves his wealthy façade, renounces a "happy" life with wife and child, and dives into the criminal migrant abyss out of bitter anger, because of feelings of guilt towards his murdered brother.

  Whether this fall arises from his "mentality", from his cultural male image or if it is a slumbering product of his upbringing in the…

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  Review by Marek Chuman ★★★

  Definitely gives strong Pusher vibes.

  It's clear that Ahmad was definitely taking inspiration from Refn. Both this and the ''Pusher'' trilogy delve you into the seedy underbelly of Copenhagen practically immediately. Both use neon lighting heavily. Both movies are also pretty damn gritty, and all the characters in them are as morally grey as they come. In this movie, however, we watch someone who isn't in ''the game'' at first but chooses to step in to take revenge for his dead brother.

  While as a concept it is pretty solid, it was lacking in the execution. For me, the lead-up to the change of lifestyle for the protagonist took too long to setup. I was wondering when this change would…

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  Review by Aaron Hendrix ★★★½

  It may not quite surpass - or even reach - the heights of its influences (most obviously Drive), but Darkland engages nonetheless. It's a slickly shot crime thriller with a story we've seen a million times. A tragedy befalls a man who has escaped a life of crime which forces him to slip back into his old ways for one last tour of revenge. But, when the acting is this solid and the action this brutal, it's hard not to recommend it. Definitely seek this one out, especially if you're a fan of revenge thrillers.

  Full review coming to talkfilmsociety.com soon.