Storm (2005)

Truly Dreadful Film

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I was absolutely amazed by what I saw on the screen for such a modestly budgeted film. The directing team of Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein did an exceptional job with this visually exciting piece. It is disguised as an action/thriller (as the trailer would suggest), but gradually evolves into something different, a multi-layered and intellectually-driven dramatic plot. We follow the story of a troubled young man, DD, who is brilliantly played by actor Eric Ericson. He's on the run from police after some great action sequences, but the movie really gets intriguing when DD is forced to confront his somewhat checkered past. The story was fun, the visuals were great, and there were enough plot twists to keep it compelling throughout. I really loved this film, and think it's the best movie of the year thus far. I strongly recommend it to everyone.

and it's only January, still I'm sure of it!By far this is among the worst Swedish movies I've ever seen and to be honest Swedish movies ain't that good in general. It have been claimed to be "original" and perhaps it can be seen as that for people who never seen a English speaking movie, for us who have been to the cinema the last 10 years it can't help but to feel like Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein have been sitting down one weekend going through the most successful movies from the last years and tried to squeeze it all together in to one Swedish package. What can I say the outcome can just be...poor. First of all the story is just weak to begin with, even worse when it's not just a poor story it's a wish to combine to very poor stories - first a failed try to make Swedish action á la Matrix and then combine it with a really bad moral story. And if you thought it could not be worse you'll notice all the "cool stuff" that just have been thrown in there for absolutely no reason at all more than in a bad way trying to show that Sweden also can do Hollywood movies - which we can't nor should try to. For example the main plot is tried to made deeper by letting youths play a computer game called Storm having absolutely nothing at all with the story or for example how there is a internet side about "Storm" while all the sudden it just is the main characters consciousness - really I don't think even Stein or Mårlind can see a point with three quarters of the movie, more than just trying to show off poor extra effects. For the actors, I've got to admit Eric Ericson does a pretty good job except he does the same job the whole movie through, even tough Storm tries to be a movie about the personal development of DD he does not change one bit in his way of acting. Jonas Karlsson, well to be honest I thought he was a fairly respected actor but judging by Storm... really he just have to be ashamed of this movie, his character and his scar. Lastly Eva Röse is just beyond critic, both her character and her acting. The only reasons Storm succeeds of not getting a 1/10 is for Eric Ericson and, what can I say, at least it tries..

I just got home from the world premiere of this movie, and this is the first time I have seen a Swedish action movie with sci-fi elements that does not come off as quaint or just outright bad. This is a very smart movie that, while all you see is not fully explained, the right things are, and it manages to weave different parts of the story together quite nicely.There is realism and depth (and pain!) in the psychological side of the movie, and I particularly like how the characters evolve over time - the storytelling technique works very well.I also like Jonas Karlsson's acting - his character could easily have become cliché or cheesy (there is something with Swedish that just isn't as cool as English, when doing this type of movie), but he avoids these traps and pulls it off with class. In general the acting, in its genre, is better than most Swedish movies that try to be this cool. Because Storm is cool.I heard this movie being put forward as a "Swedish Matrix", and while the two movies differ quite a lot, and the Matrix obviously had a much bigger budget, the comparison is not completely unwarranted since they both tell parallel stories in clever ways and play with our perception of what a normal life is. Storm tells its tale on a much more personal scale, and it does it excellently.

I just came home from the the first screening of this movie at the Stockholm Film Festival and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I normally despise new Swedish movies, but since the directors of this movie had claimed they wanted to try something rather different from what we are used to I decided to give it a shot. What is there to say, this is the best Swedish film I have seen (recent made movies that is). The acting is great, but the film at some times get almost amusing when the actors start spitting one-liners that doesn't fit the Swedish language. The story isn't the most original ever but it is performed well, except for the comic book cut scenes which I found very disturbing. The camera-work is superb and the directors has probably looked at films like Seven, Fight Club, Memento and perhaps even Britney Spears video for her song Toxic ^__^. So please, show the movie makers in Sweden that we as an audience is ready for something else than relation based nature romantic dramas with bad acting. Go see it!