Stockholm

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Alain E Entertaining crime caper based on a true event, responsible for the genesis of the Stockholm Syndrome term. Ethan Hawke is the sexy bank robber who tries to get the money and the girl and has an unforeseen flat tire. Noomi Rapace plays the bank clerk taken as hostage who under the circumstances hooks up with the criminal. Nobody dies in the end. On Tubi. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Der I Unbelievable that this is based on a true story. The movie can not decide if it is a comedy or a drama. Thus, not all scenes are clear to the audience. Good actors, having fun, but will leave no memory nor an explanation for the Stockholm syndrome. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Lanfranco C Who was more awkward? The Police, the hostages or the kidnappers? Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Audience Member A cat-and-mouse chase in 70s flair, Stockholm keeps your interest with an eccentric Ethan Hawke and legitimate anxiety inducing scenes of potential violence. I don't understand the decision to explain "Stockholm Syndrome" in the first scene. It's a popular term and concept in 2019, but I still think enough viewers would've appreciated arriving at this momentous incident and its pop-culture effect naturally. Unfortunately, the film does that thing where everyone is speaking English, but those who are supposed to be speaking a different language just speak English in that accent (here, Swedish, of course). I never understood this. Either have people speak the language where they are located or just speak in their regular accents a la The Death of Stalin. This aside, the film definitely picks up in the final third and you do care about what happens to the characters. Hawke as the rambunctious Lars Nystrom is the main attraction. His relationship with Bianca (Noomi Rapace) is the nexus of the "syndrome". In truth, it's kinda messed up, especially after she returns to her husband (Thorbjorn Harr). The story is about the relationships between the characters and those characters and the police — you pretty much forget that it's a money heist. It won't be life-altering, but it will entertain. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm trying to watch 'Stockholm' the 2018 movie, basically because I'm a big fan of Christopher Heyerdahl, who also makes a decent performance as the bank manager. But even he couldn't save this from pretentiousness, bad wigs, and awkward overacting. Also, all actors speak English only because a not very convincing Ethan Hawk isn't Swedish. Not due to language, but several of the Swedish and Norwegian actors generally show how overrated they are. Maybe it just comes down to poor direction in a hasty project based on a wild idea around an otherwise interesting event. Usually, when the movie version of a true story misfires, I go on YouTube and try to find a good documentary instead. There's isn't any about the Stockholm Syndrom, but there is a funny video by John Knows Nothing, a fine and informative summary, still with a humoristic twist, that I can recommend. Regardless, the whole story is ridiculous and hilarious, but 'Stockholm' just sucks most of the fun out of it. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A really interesting story that is simply not very well executed. It didn't seem to know whether it was a dram or comedy. Was hoping for something like Dog Day Afternoon but it was more like a few actors had a free weekend and threw this together. Shame. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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