Quick

Couldn't see more than 30 min. Bored me too much. Too confusing and not interesting at all... Can not understand how anyone liked it. There is nothing else to be said about it! Just a bad movie.

My kind of movie with human realism and a story without visual effects. Human relations and dedication at its best

The story of Thomas Quick fascinated me from around 2014 when I watched the documentary by Hannes Råstam for the first time. I read his book, and the book from Dan Josefsson as well as Josefsson's follow up documentary.

I read the book by Quick's brother, as well as other works, becoming fascinated with the story.

A large reason for this was the mechanism of "repressed memories". Having grown up in the 90s watching the X Files and psychological thrillers this was hard fact. As late as 2010 we got the movie Shutter Island which also revolves around repressed memories, the notion that the mind "locks away" horrifying events that can be recalled back by skilled psychologists.

Thomas Quick ended up in the hands of those who believed they were skilled.

My world view of repressed memories was totally shattered by Hannes Råstam and I don't believe in it today at all. My expectations going into the movie were therefore astronomical.

Fortunately they pull off this investigative story from the perspective of Hannes Råstam exceptionally well. Jonas Karlsson is excellent as Hannes, Alba August puts Jenny Küttim in the spot light she deserves (she was absent from the documentary) and David Dencik is an excellent Thomas Quick. Dencik was also personally fascinated by the case and had previously read many books about it which shows with the attention to detail.

Everything from setting, clothes, hair, photographs and video tapes are recreated in an authentic way, and also a very captivating way. It's easy to watch the 2 hours in one sitting, feeling the weight of "what the hell am I doing" from Hannes, and the feeling of being trapped by Thomas Quick. The feeling of "what the hell happened" by the ones involved with a consciousness.

This is one of the best true stories put to Swedish film, and there are a few scenes which stand out as heart warming, and deeply emotional.

I love this movie.

Putting miscarriage of justice on screen is no easy task. Bureaucracy and law is usually not as entertaining as shooting gangsters, wars or superheroes. However, Mikael Håfström pulls this off in a very good manner with help from two well-crafted acting performances from David Dencik and Jonas Karlsson. It's, without a doubt, Håfström's best achievement since his Oscar nominated Evil (2003).

The movie portrays how Thomas Quick was manipulated into confessing over 30 murders; thereafter convicted for eight of them. Even though the focus of the film is on Quick, it's not an understatement to say that the film manages to display how essential journalism is in modern day society. Had it not been for Hannes Råstam, an investigative journalist with a brilliant mind, this story might have never seen the light of day. It is also a reminder of why it's important that we hold people working for the justice system, police force and health care to very high standards. If one is interested in law, psychology, human behaviour and/or journalism - this is a must watch.

The uncovering of this drama has led to numerous documentaries and books being written about the case. It is a legal scandal without comparison in Swedish judicial history; a case which should interest people outside of its borders. Watch it, now.

The best thing about this film is that it is very well documented, the worst thing is that it is quite long. I don't know if one thing is related to the other, I think not, the scenes of the family history and the disease should have been summarized a little more.

Despite this, I quite liked the subject, a learning experience that makes you think, this case came to light due to the persevering work of these journalists. How many cases of this type will exist today? Probably more than we would like.

Jonas Karlsson and David Dencik, Hannes and Quick in the movie, the two main actors, are fantastic in their role. The difficult thing for me, at times, is getting used to Hannes's strange family, totally distanced, for this reason the scene in which Quick gives Hannes a hug seemed most touching to me, while his wife reacts in a very distant way. It must be that I like psychology and the ways of acting of each person.

The story is exciting and has quite strong parts, how could this have happened? Well, it did and it's almost unbelievable. I recommend it, without a doubt!