Tour de Force

Denmark

Cetus Productions

Danish subtitled in English

Frank is a cop working the night shift. This is causing problems with his wife who suspects he is having an affair. One night Frank comes home, tired, and leaves his gun on the table. His young son finds the gun and accidentally shoots himself.

We cut to a year later and things are not going well for Frank. His wife has gone home to England and Frank has left the Police following a nervous breakdown. Desperate, he has crossed over to the criminal side where he is now a hitman for hire. He works through a mobster, Holger, who demands total loyalty and efficiency from his staff. Unfortunately Frank is now developing some qualms about his job and his efficiency is dropping. He leaves a witness to one of his killings alive and knocks back another well-paying job because he doubts the client’s motives.

Holger’s drug dealing operation is already under pressure and he feels he doesn’t need a hitman who is developing a conscience about his work. He arranges to have Frank killed by another hitman but the job is botched and Frank is left alive, now intent on vengeance.

Independent producer Kim Sonderholm, who also wrote the story, has produced a great old-fashioned crime film. It is savage, bloody and politically incorrect in the current day but if you like your entertainment with a real bite you will like this film.

Sonderholm is also a very good actor and despite Frank’s antisocial job you can’t help sympathising with him the way Sonderholm plays the character. He has also picked an excellent group of supporting actors and actresses and the whole film has a professional well-crafted touch that belies its independent origins. The only real fault I could pick is that the subtitles need redoing. The English is atrocious but even this can’t detract from what is a great film.

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