Varg Veum – Falne engler (2008)

Preceded by: Varg Veum – Din til døden (2008)
Succeeded by: Varg Veum – Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (2008)

	Directed by: Morten Tyldum	COUNTRY Norway/Denmark GENRE Crime/Thriller INTERNATIONAL TITLE Varm Veum – Fallen Angels RUNNING TIME 87 minutes
	Produced by: Guttorm Petterson
	Written by (from the book by Gunnar Staalesen): Thomas Moldestad

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Varg Veum	Trond Espen Seim	½
Jacob	Per Kjerstad Andersen	½
Hamre	Bjørn Floberg	½
Rebecca	Pia Tjelta	½
Simon	Fridtjov Såheim	½
Renate	Anna Bache-Wiig
Anita	Ragnhild Gudbrandsen
Noor	Iram Haq
Isachsen	Endre Hellestveit
Harry Kløve	Nils Jørgen Kaalstad
Johnny Solheim	Jesper Malm
Trine	Ingvild Lien Sunde

Review

From a point of view of suspense, Varg Veum – Falne engler, the fourth instalment in the series about Bergen's favourite private detective, is perhaps the tightest and best so far. Unfortunately, the film doesn't have quite the interpersonal or human quality and depth to match. The film starts off brilliantly with Veum finding himself in the middle of an emotional, physical and criminal setting where he must sort out his own involvement before he can untangle the real mystery. The crime story is cleverly set up and has potential but ultimately becomes a little too messy and unfocused. Director Tyldum unveils his culprit too early in the film's denouement, making the final act seem unnecessary and forced at a juncture where the story needs more subtlety and flair. Another drawback this time around is that the Veum/Hamre relationship seems to have lost some edge – here the two come off as a middle-aged married couple, thus removing some of the ambivalence from the previous films.