I'm quite a fan of Jan Guillou's Hamilton books so I couldn't help but compare this movie to it's literary counterpart all the time. First of all Stellan Skarsgård is doing pretty good as Hamilton though he is a little rougher looking and taller than he is described in the books. The movie also captures the mood of the book quite well but it really lacks Guillou's humor and political commentary witch makes the movie seem a little monotone at times. Some characters like Siegfried Mack and Loge Hecht aren't as well defined as in the novel and Mouna the PLO agent isn't even named. Other than that it is true to the book and the little changes they've made like the slightly altered shootout at the terrorist hideout near the end are forgivable as there is a difference in what's exciting in a book and in a movie. This film is definitely watchable but I would take the book over the film any day of the week.
Review of The Democratic Terrorist
