The Purity of Vengeance (2018) ( Journal 64 ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Denmark ]

The Department Q films are the best of Nordic Noir. I hope this isn’t the last. They should be easier to find. The two stars are heavy weights. Many twists and turns.

Let me begin by saying that I am a huge fan of Jussi Adler Olsen's ''Department Q'' novels, and I've greatly enjoyed all the seven books in the series so far. I think that the Danish film adaptations were almost perfect, casting two magnificent actors for the roles of Karl and Assad, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares (''Easy Money'', ''The Nile Hilton Incident'') and remaining faithful to the soul of the books, their bleak atmosphere and twisted villains. Unfortunately, ''Journal 64'' proved to be weaker than the previous three films, the best of them being ''A Conspiracy of Faith'', as it lacks in both pacing and plot. The story deals with a number of significant social problems that reach far back in Denmark's history such as the mandatory sterilization of socially disadvantaged women. As it happens in every ''Department Q'' series, we watch two narratives unfolding, one in the present with the investigation by the police and one in the past set in the remote island of Sprogø where a series of horrible experiments on innocent young women were committed. The investigation begins with the gruesome discovery of a sealed room in an apartment in Copenhagen where four embalmed bodies are found. Karl and Assad soon discover the link of the case with the shady history of Sprogø and the heartbreaking story of Nete Hermansen who lost her child and got sterilized by the repulsive doctor, Curt Wad. The main problem with this film is that it tries to tell a story of about 600 pages in two hours. As a result, a lot of qualities present in the book are absent because of the necessity of the limited running time. This problem is the main reason that the author of the novels, Jussi Adler Olsen, stated in an interview he gave that he hadn't seen any of the films and has no interest or participation to their production. The script seems to be hastily written and the scenes succeed one another in a synoptic manner, giving a contrived feeling of to the viewer. The tempo of ''Journal 64'' is rather flat and monotonous. The ending is anti-climactic, giving no real catharsis or satisfaction to the viewer and it is also not short of cliches that dominate crime films. The villain(s) is not convincing and nothing reminiscent of the vicious antagonists of the previous three installments. That being said'', Journal 64'' is an easy to watch film which can be entertaining especially if the viewer is not demanding and do not take the film seriously. The visual imagery is beautiful as in every film in the series, and the duo of the protagonists are great in their roles. If you are a fan of the novels or the previous trilogy, you don't want to miss it as it is the last movie in the series as the producers declared. Make sure though not to have high expectations and be ready to show leniency to the film's -many- flaws.

Histoire intéressante, même si traitée dans plusieurs téléfilms, les acteurs du groupe sont toujours très intéressants et surtout le personnage de Karl (Nicolaj Lie Kas et Fares Fares), le personnage de Rose est un peu plus impliquée dans ce film. Malheureusement, il semble que être la fin de cette saga! Dommage.

Film arrived well within estimated time. It's criminal that this had not had a cinema release here. The previous 3 films were shown as a TV series on BBC 4 (the first film did get a limited cinema release) I'm just thankful that Danish Blu Rays usually have English subtitles.I loved the book. The film has cut it right back into a streamlined slick thriller. I knew what was coming but still was left holding my breath at times. Despite the subject matter this is the least dark of the four films. The interplay between the two leads is gorgeous, funny & heartwarming. The acting is superb throughout.Well worth the money.My one bugbear is the English titles to all the films. The title comes up in Danish and the English subtitle is totally different!

Regardé dans le cadre familial, nous avions vu les 3 précédents épisodes, une véritable addiction pour l'ambiance, et la séduction des enquêteurs que leur personnalité oppose. Mental et physique Nord/Sud. A quand le suivant.

Ce quatrième volet n'est pas mon préféré mais c'est tout de même très bien. Un seul regret : la série est terminé ! j'aurais bien aimé un épisode 5

le contraste entre les deux hommes est saisissant et glaçant il faut ajouter un scénario des plus millimétré une ambiance nordique le résultat est excellent