So, I have so much to say about this strange 6 part series. Many reviewers have dismissed it as boring and slow etc. And it really is slow. But not boring. I almost gave up after the second episode but I kept going and I am still thinking about it having finished it days ago.
I love Scandi tv/film. And I recognised many of the actors - from The Killing, Borgen, Seaside Hotel, The Hunt, etc. And I can even understand a lot of Danish now because I've watched so many Danish dramas. I thought the acting was pretty good. I realize the topic was very serious and depressing but the lead actor did not ONCE crack a smile even when he was holding his new grandson at the very end. I get the gravitas I do but he seemed a little one-dimensional.
I kept wishing it would hurry up. Then the diving scenes and the use of the cadaver dogs really intrigued me and sucked me back in.
I like they didn't mention the accused by name at all. I guess that's because the victim's parents wanted it that way, which I totally understand. BUT it did feel strange perhaps because we are all so used to the perp getting most of the attention - esp. In US dramas. But I liked the fact he didn't get interviewed or seen or anything. I hope he watched this in prison and got really pissed off. So, seeing this through the eyes of the detectives and the exhausting boring tedious stuff they have to wade through day after day was actually, in the end, quite fascinating. A totally different way of seeing police crime dramas.
I actually cried a few times - when the little girl gives Kim's Mum flowers and you see the queue of neighbours waiting with their flowers. Usually in crime dramas the families are pushed to the side and ignored, but not this time. This was important - it really made you understand that this beautiful young woman who was cruelly killed, dismembered and tossed away was their beloved daughter and child. And a promising career in journalism was cut short. Chilling!!! Altho' as another reviewer mentioned it was strange that Kim's boyfriend was not really talked about or seen or anything - but then again perhaps he wanted it that way?
Not seeing anyone's photo on the wall was very odd. Hardly any visuals. And I got a bit fed up of all the scenes of the police Chief in his car talking on his phone. And I got fed up with the diving Chief bitching about having nothing to go on, etc. And also fed up with the forensics Chief bitching too. I also think it's strange we saw none of the forensic people doing their job, we just heard about their reports. No court scenes either. Also the press scenes outside the police building were really odd - none of the press were asking questions or shouting like you see in other dramas. There was a lot of repetition but I think this was deliberate too - we were being shown a more realistic view of detective work.
Here's what I really didn't understand. How can the accused be allowed to change his story so many times - I've never seen this before. Is this something peculiar to Danish law? Also, they kept saying he could get away with it all if they couldn't prove cause of death - but the fact remained he did chop up her body and throw it away, doesn't that mean anything?????
All in all it wasn't as riveting as I wished it would be, but it did just enough to keep my attention. I had heard of the submarine story in the news but I did not follow it through and as such did not know what happened in the end. Now I do and I'm glad her parents got to do this the way they wanted and the scene where Kim's Mum talks to the school students was really touching.
I love Scandi tv/film. And I recognised many of the actors - from The Killing, Borgen, Seaside Hotel, The Hunt, etc. And I can even understand a lot of Danish now because I've watched so many Danish dramas. I thought the acting was pretty good. I realize the topic was very serious and depressing but the lead actor did not ONCE crack a smile even when he was holding his new grandson at the very end. I get the gravitas I do but he seemed a little one-dimensional.
I kept wishing it would hurry up. Then the diving scenes and the use of the cadaver dogs really intrigued me and sucked me back in.
I like they didn't mention the accused by name at all. I guess that's because the victim's parents wanted it that way, which I totally understand. BUT it did feel strange perhaps because we are all so used to the perp getting most of the attention - esp. In US dramas. But I liked the fact he didn't get interviewed or seen or anything. I hope he watched this in prison and got really pissed off. So, seeing this through the eyes of the detectives and the exhausting boring tedious stuff they have to wade through day after day was actually, in the end, quite fascinating. A totally different way of seeing police crime dramas.
I actually cried a few times - when the little girl gives Kim's Mum flowers and you see the queue of neighbours waiting with their flowers. Usually in crime dramas the families are pushed to the side and ignored, but not this time. This was important - it really made you understand that this beautiful young woman who was cruelly killed, dismembered and tossed away was their beloved daughter and child. And a promising career in journalism was cut short. Chilling!!! Altho' as another reviewer mentioned it was strange that Kim's boyfriend was not really talked about or seen or anything - but then again perhaps he wanted it that way?
Not seeing anyone's photo on the wall was very odd. Hardly any visuals. And I got a bit fed up of all the scenes of the police Chief in his car talking on his phone. And I got fed up with the diving Chief bitching about having nothing to go on, etc. And also fed up with the forensics Chief bitching too. I also think it's strange we saw none of the forensic people doing their job, we just heard about their reports. No court scenes either. Also the press scenes outside the police building were really odd - none of the press were asking questions or shouting like you see in other dramas. There was a lot of repetition but I think this was deliberate too - we were being shown a more realistic view of detective work.
Here's what I really didn't understand. How can the accused be allowed to change his story so many times - I've never seen this before. Is this something peculiar to Danish law? Also, they kept saying he could get away with it all if they couldn't prove cause of death - but the fact remained he did chop up her body and throw it away, doesn't that mean anything?????
All in all it wasn't as riveting as I wished it would be, but it did just enough to keep my attention. I had heard of the submarine story in the news but I did not follow it through and as such did not know what happened in the end. Now I do and I'm glad her parents got to do this the way they wanted and the scene where Kim's Mum talks to the school students was really touching.