Den tredje vågen (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Anders Nilsson

Writers:

Joakim Hansson (writer)
Anders Nilsson (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

En hel kontinent håller på att stjälas. An entire continent is being stolen

Plot:

Johan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Hotel | Bank | Riot | Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jakob Eklund	...	Johan Falk
Irina Björklund	...	Rebecca
Nicholas Farrell	...	Devlin
Ben Pullen	...	Kane
Marie Richardson	...	Helén
Sylvester Groth	...	Dauphin
Lennart Hjulström	...	Sellberg
John Benfield	...	Stevens
Robert Giggenbach	...	Sörensen
Pierre Deny	...	Leblanc
Emmanuel Limal	...	Rocca
Hanna Alsterlund	...	Nina
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Anja (also as Jaqueline Ramel)
Joram Voelklein	...	Van Nuys
Joep Sertons	...	Van Effen

Also Known As:

The Third Wave (International: English title) (UK)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Sweden | Finland

Language:

Swedish | German | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy

Trivia:

Several entire blocks were constructed in Trollhättan to simulate locations of Munich and the Hague.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rebecca is sitting on the ferry to Hoek van Holland, the green screen used for the window is reflected in the shiny table.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Johan Falk: Vapenbröder (2009) (V)

A great movie

I've just seen this movie tonight on Melbourne's SBS TV channel and had to see what others had thought of it (a pity the professional reviews are all in languages other than English). No matter. While it took a while for the plot to get going, I was engrossed from the beginning. It's great to see non-Hollywood actors (who can also act) in a good movie. For me, seeing unfamiliar faces in a thriller/drama adds to its impact, which doesn't often happen when I see so-called Hollywood "stars" who just can't forget their "star" quality... (eg Cage, Cruise).

Some of the events in The Third Wave relied a little too much on coincidence to be believable, especially toward the end. And the Munich riots in the last section were rather "over the top" (I thought I was watching 28 Days Later at one point) - it was reassuring to read others' comments that such wild behaviour wasn't typical of protests in Munich.

Nevertheless I was totally involved - I initially didn't have a clue who was to be trusted (thanks to a good script) - and the film's overall quality warranted my forgiving its unlikely coincidences.