The point of Headhunters isn't where you land, but the wild ride taken to get there, and that part of the film definitely delivers.

| Mar 4, 2021

A grisly, darkly comic ride that will appeal to those who loved Larsson's garish, tawdry books.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 8, 2019

A fast and loose cat and mouse caper with a fair share of surprising money shots.

| Jul 24, 2019

A fun and fast-paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humor.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 4, 2019

Unexpectedly and frequently hilarious, a heaped spoonful of black humour dolloped throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 5, 2019

Watching [Aksel Hennie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau] play a kind of cat-and-mouse game, with unbelievable stakes, is pure entertainment.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 3, 2019

The movie's nothing more than a brisk diversion, but it's nothing less, either.

| Dec 14, 2018

[Director] Morten Tyldum's film is an instrument of precision... [Full review in Spanish]

| Jan 20, 2018

Nothing is at it seems in this film and that makes it an absolute must-see.

| Sep 18, 2017

One of those all-too-rare movies that puts you through the emotional ringer, playing on your worst fears and most passionate desires.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 2, 2013

Headhunters is an intriguing action thriller that relies on both stunts and the acts of its diverse mains characters, played by well-cast main actors Aksel Hennie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, in order to tell its story.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 15, 2013

This film is filled with suspense, violence, duplicity and emotion. The plot has a number of interesting twists. It is a very gritty thriller.

| Original Score: B | Nov 27, 2012

Though not completely satisfying or believable, the absurd cat-and-mouse potboiler at least is always entertaining and biting doggy style.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 23, 2012

[A]n insane thriller in which form easily trumps -- while still complementing -- the material's inherent madness.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 13, 2012

A hugely enjoyable, unpredictable thriller that never forgets to be fun first and foremost.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 28, 2012

"Headhunters" is a rather strange film, but it's also a rather entertaining one.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 14, 2012

"Headhunters" is an absurd amount of grisly fun, which is a good thing, since, looked at in any great detail, it probably doesn't hold up all that well.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 28, 2012

... sort of like being mugged by a banshee: It's all very loud and exciting and after it's over you're left with a vague feeling of unease to go along with the lighter wallet.

| Original Score: 87/100 | Jun 8, 2012

The film holds its twists too close to the chest, and there's little to chew on till the ambitiousness of its plotting is revealed late in the film.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 1, 2012

By film's end, we're deep into Coen brothers territory, with an extra splash of Sam Raimi-level gore.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 31, 2012