Strul

The non-English language films that are released on the global streaming service NETFLIX always allow for small discoveries. This is also the case with this crime comedy from Sweden, which is a remake of a story (STRUL / AUSGETRICKST by Jonas FRICK) from 1988.

The divorced television technician Conny (Filip BERG) is suspected of murder due to crazy circumstances and is sentenced to a long prison sentence. But there are inconsistencies that the busy police officer Diana (Amy DEASISMONT) comes across during her research. She does everything she can to convince the responsible inspector Helena Malm (Eva MELANDER) of her findings.

The director Jon HOLMBERG does not tell a world-shattering new story here, but he does so with such a sense of humor and sense of time that it is a lot of fun to watch his film. The cast is also excellent, which is particularly evident in the prison scenes. You can still see the Danish Olsen Gang as an example.

The main actors: Filip BERG is known as the young Ove in the successful Swedish film A MAN CALLED OVE / EN MAN SOM HETER OVE. Amy DEASISMONT was also a singer before her acting career. In 2008, she took eighth place at the Swedish MELODIFESTIVALEN, which is the country's preliminary round for participation in the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST. Eva MELANDER is best known for her role in BORDER.

Fast-paced, exciting and very funny! Recommended!

For us who saw the original version I think we all said, oh no, not another remake. I had very low expectations but is very glad that I did see this version. Great remake with action, fun, glimt to the old version with respect. Gladely surprised! Great to use not the most famous actors, even if we in Sweden knows some of them, made it better I would say. For a Swediah movie, this was made for viewers also outside the Nordic countries, thank you for that. Surprised over the plot, action, comedy (typically swedish). Think the actors and all crew should be proud. We have seen so many bad attempts on remakes, at last, a goid one. Will this movie be nominated for an Oscar, hell no. But a great family movie on a weekend. Enjoy.

This is one of the most entertaining and exciting comedy movies I've seen in years. A bit unrealistic in some cases but the characters make up for it with interest. The main character really need a standing ovation for his simple yet brilliant role as conny.

It feels like 3 movies in one with not a single boring moment. We didn't know where the film was heading with 40 minutes left.

A perfect family movie / perfect entertainment that shouldnt listen to the critics. Me and my girlfriend loved this film and saw it for what it was.: perfect light entertainment to be enjoyed at home in front of the tv.

6.4/10 (Recommend)

The whole wrongfully imprisoned thing is what caught my eye for this one, but I didn't exactly watch enough of the preview to realize it was a foreign language film. So once again it's a balancing act of enjoying what's on-screen while trying to understand context by reading the subtitles.

This was an enjoyable film. It's a very standard film that is predictable if you're smart enough, but I didn't catch certain things soon enough. That being said, even though I felt a little foolish, I still enjoyed the film.

I liked the chemistry of the actors, the story had already caught my eye, and despite the 98 minute runtime you still get a complete beginning, middle, and end completion that is satisfying. A few things feel a bit beyond realistic, but it doesn't take away.

I would watch it again because it's entertaining and engaging. It's fun, and has a satisfying end. The chemistry of actors is good, and the cuteness between Filip Berg and Amy Deasismont is what kind of kept me going until the end. Again, it is a generic story about a wrongful conviction and a man just trying prove his innocence, but good chemistry keeps you until the end.

That's it for now. Thanks for taking time to read my review. Happy watching and enjoy the show!

This was far better then i expected.

Theres been some time since i saw the original "Strul" from 1988, so i was pretty intrigued and interested when i saw the trailer for this reboot. I quickly recognised and was abit surprised of the wide range of familiar faces of the actors. Many famous Swedish actors in it.

This one was actually pretty good. Its one of these cozy, easy to watch, crime thriller/comedy.

I had some mixed feelings sometimes, because it lacks abit in the plot with some holes, but it manages to cover them up, with great acting and a pretty funny manuscript and storytelling.

Definitely worth watching!