COLD PURSUIT is a straightforward English language remake of the Scandi crime comedy IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, starring Stellan Skarsgaard. It follows that movie's plot very closely and has the same mix of extreme violence and dark comedy to see it through, which perhaps gives it an edge over the more mundane thrillers that Liam Neeson has been churning out lately. He's a good choice for the role of the taciturn grieving father, while the lengthy supporting cast put in a lot of effort to inhabit their larger-than-life character roles. Unusually for a remake, I found myself enjoying it a lot more than the original; it seems snappier, despite the two hour running time, the inevitability of it counts for a lot, and the Tarantino-style deadpan humour hits home time and again.
Review of Cold Pursuit
