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Si l’on prenait ce film au sérieux, on serait contraints de lui coller la note « Navet ! » Par contre, en l’abordant sous l’angle de la comédie noire, voire de la parodie, il est pas mal. Liam Neeson dans la peau d’un justicier révolté n’apporte rien de frais et, bien que j’aime beaucoup l’acteur, son rôle n’en valait pas la peine. Il avait l'air fatigué et faisait pâle figure face à toutes les figures obscures de la pègre. Le potentiel d'Emma Rossum était également totalement inexploité et on peut même dire qu'elle jouait un personnage totalement inutile. Il ne reste donc plus qu’à féliciter Tom Bateman et les scénaristes pour avoir inventé tous ces surnoms farfelus. (10/06/2019)

Un thriller particulièrement captivant avec de l'humour et des douzaines de cadavres. Cette légèreté le rend certes divertissant d'une certaine manière, mais le sujet de la vengeance du fils assassiné dans des conditions aussi dures que celles de l'environnement nordique serait préférable avec un visage vraiment sérieux. Même les méchants n'inspirent pas suffisamment de respect ici. Et cette poétique indienne positive entourant des trafiquants de drogue tout aussi vulgaires que les méchants principaux, c'est vraiment n'importe quoi. Un étrange mélange cinématographique, mélangeant difficilement les éléments du thriller américain avec le courage européen de jouer avec les attentes du public. (26/11/2019)

Probably the most pointless film I've seen in the cinema this year, and it would be a shame if this was one of Liam Neeson's last roles. The film is a remake of the Norwegian In Order of Disappearance, which I can understand from the American side, because they won't watch European films, but what I don't understand is why the film has the same director, and this is probably the first time I've seen the original and the remake made by the same guy, and that's the stumbling block, because the film is exactly the same. Watching a film where I know who dies, how they die and how it all ends with just different actors doesn't make much sense to me. The humour also didn't work for me the second time around and most importantly the point of the whole film is lost as the original was a sort of black-humoured parody of Norwegian mobsters with beautiful Norwegian locations, whereas this was filmed in Canada and the comedy falls rather flat. Liam delivers his standard, but the villain is considerably weaker, and there's nothing to stand up for in terms of action either. I considered walking out of the cinema. 40% for Liam and the pretty decent craftsmanship, otherwise a waste of time. (28/02/2019)

A delightful murder mystery where it’s clear to me that its subtle nuances will not be picked up by the average viewer. There are moments that it looks like something from the Coens at their peak. Unfortunately, it has minor flaws. Tom Bateman and Laura Dern cannot handle their roles, fortunately the latter disappears from the scene soon. (26/06/2019)

I admit that if I knew that this movie was a remake of the strange Scandinavian movie In Order of Disappearance, I would think long and hard about whether or not I would even watch it. Especially since it was done by the same director. This way I was lured in by Liam Neeson, from whom I was expecting a classic action ride, which he has providedin abundance in recent years. However, it was a little different here. The funny moments weren’t funny. The absurdity was rather ridiculously awkward. All in all, I didn’t find anything that would entertain me during the two hours. What’s more, it is a fairly faithful copy of the Swedish original, which renders it just as useless as, for example, Funny Games. It is a shame that Liam Neeson wasted his time here. (25/06/2019)