Not bad, just not great either. Overlong and the last third didn't quite work for me. Life imitating art, in early 1998, revelations went around the world about president Bill Clinton's morally dubious personal life. The film taps into the dangers of unchecked power but you could just as easily look at it as a damnation of any deceitful president. This week, judges expressing that they feel threatened by Donald Trump indicates that things haven't gotten any better.
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The Bad Seeds 1996
Denmarch 2025 challenge #11. A Danish Film with Red on the poster.
Brave and probably foolish that the two jail wardens go on an island trip with convicted criminals. The writing is on the wall at the restaurant, maybe the plan should have been squelched right there, but when someone feels so strongly about 'alternative' rehabilitation then I guess logic goes out the window? Clearly things will go wrong, a matter of when, not if. Thomas Bo Larsen was born to play these angry characters, you can’t take your eyes off him. Jens Okking as the fatherly, responsible elder is great too.
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