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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijAnother effective, great-looking and well-acted Scandinavian crime film based on a bestselling novel.
- 80Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramWhile the plot toys with credibility, director Mikkel Nørgaard ( Borgen ) conjures a squalid atmosphere – the stuff of real nightmares. This is so grimly compelling that even if you want to look away, you won’t be able to.
- 80The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe film, directed by Mikkel Norgaard (who’s borrowed a thing or three from David Fincher) and first released in Denmark in 2013, often focuses on research rather than on gunplay, yet somehow it still feels filled with action. That’s a testament to its lead actors.
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDepartment Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes is a darkly compelling, skillfully crafted cold case thriller.
- 60EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoOdd-couple chemistry and a dark underbelly keep this Danish noir adaptation compelling.
- 50VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergNorgaard wants to keep viewers guessing the whys and wherefores, but putting two and two together is so easy here that only the narratively challenged will be surprised by the culprit’s motivations.
- 40CineVueBen NicholsonCineVueBen NicholsonAs an entry into the Scandi police procedural genre, The Keeper of Lost Causes disappoints. As a TV pilot, however, it's serviceable yet unremarkable; the kind of thing that you'd probably give a couple more episodes in the vain hope that things will pick up.
- 40Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonTime Out LondonTrevor JohnstonNever less than professional, rarely more than functional.