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Kraftidioten (2014)
A pleasant surprise
You'll remember Stellan Skarsgard from Good Will Hunting. He's done plenty of work since then, but this role in particular is a standout in my opinion. He played his part so low key. No ego. So much so that he comes off as a different person than the actor in Good Will Hunting. The entire cast did a fine job. This movie was fun for me, because I had never really thought about Norway being a place where rival mobsters (and their gangs) would go at it. Such a gorgeous country. Lots of snow. Winter snow, not spring snow. It was cold when this was filmed. Creative, different, decent soundtrack, plenty of comic relief in this otherwise violent movie.
Sweetwater (2013)
Worth seeing.
Possibly Jason Isaacs was a little too intense and unbelievable in his role. But, he did make you hate him so that's good. Otherwise, Ed Harris was fantastic. The movie is worth watching for him alone. Seems that some reviewers felt that January Jones was too flat and lifeless in this movie. I can see that, yet my point of view is that she was a prostitute before marrying Miguel, therefore she was probably a tough woman who had possibly been cried out over the years. I bought her portrayal of Sarah. I also liked that Ed Harris, in his role as Sheriff Jackson, seemed to really be angry that two young men, decent guys really, had been wronged (killed). Overall I'm glad I watched this movie. Not a classic, but enough bad people get taught lessons, that it was fun. Again, Ed Harris...an amazing performance.