The Investigation

Peter McGinn

2021-02-15

⭐ 7

This was the tamest and most laid back police procedural series I have ever seen. The investigator in charge of the case was very quiet and restrained, never losing his temper really, quite unusual for this kind of show. The atmosphere and scenery weren’t what I expected for a foreign entry. That isn’t a major criticism, however. Though it made the show less compelling to me, it was also different enough to make it intriguing. I gather it is based on an actual case, and I bet most production companies would have plunked it up with more tension and arm waving and shouting. But the lead cha…

Horseface

2021-10-15

⭐ 2

It's like Mickey Mouse with an opioid addiction. Christ, this is slow and feeble. As a Dane who didn't pay attention to the case as it unfolded in the news, I sincerely hope that our police aren't as fantastically inept at investigations as they are in this fictionalization of the case. Christ, two months in and someone gets the idea to start looking at the suspect's computer? The DA or whatever we call that dude here in Denmark waits for the second court appearance to bundle in the request to search the suspect's home and personal stuff? Really? I sincerely hope not. Also, on a cinem…