BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Leofwine_draca HAMILTON: IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION is a Swedish international crime thriller along the lines of the BOURNE trilogy, which it references throughout. The main character is a Swedish spy who travels around the world performing difficult jobs for the Swedish government, so a little like a Swedish Bond too, and the quality of this film is just as good as the recent Daniel Craig-made Bond flicks.Mikael Persbrandt (THE HYPNOTIST) is a tall and imposing choice for the protagonist, very Swedish, very calm and assured...and deadly, of course. Apparently this film is based on a long-running series of spy novels and I hope to see more of the same given the quality of this movie. HAMILTON plays out as a gutsy, realistic thriller set in the world of international arms smuggling, in which massacre, terrorism, and bombings seem to be almost daily occurrences.Films like this thrive on their action scenes and the ones that take place in HAMILTON are superior: well shot, with none of the shaky-cam work where you can't see what's going on. The cast give assured performances, especially the always-entertaining Jason Flemyng, who gives one of the best acting jobs I've seen from him. There's not a great deal of fighting in the movie, but the suspense remains high throughout, especially during the fantastic tension-filled climax. Plus look out for that incredibly gutsy plot twist early on: can you imagine a Hollywood film having the nerve to pull that off?

terry-820-445768 I've read all the other reviews and I think some other reviewers are speaking about a different film.This movie was very comfortable to watch. Sure, plot has been done before. But so what, that doesn't mean it cant be done again by different characters. I think all of the characters were portrayed quit convincingly. I was very comfortable with all of the acting and script.This movie looked and felt more real and more believable to me than many many other top rated action movies.The direction was spot on. All of the action all went off very realistically. There are some twists to the plot that I certainly didn't expect. I'm quite sure this is an enjoyable movie for all action film lovers if you don't expect all action movies to be done with the same style of direction. I do hope to see more of these actors and the characters they portrayed in this movie.

kosmasp That's not me saying or asking that, but what the majority of the people who rented it at our videostore kept saying. So there must be something to it then I guess. He has the stoic charisma of the famous British actor, but you shouldn't really compare the movies (Bond on one hand and this on the other).Hamilton is a pretty neat and slick movie that has a few things going for it. There is a fight scene towards the end, that is really good. There are a few developments that you might not foresee as they happen and it does not take prisoners. Very uncompromising then, but very good for it too. It's an international cast, with a big conspiracy and a view on the world, that some might feel is very close to reality. Whatever you may think about plausibility though, the movie is very well executed ... no pun intended

stensson When this novel came in the 80s, the Russian communists were the bad guys. Now, it's an American private army, with good CIA connections, being lead from Houston. Through terrorist attacks, they want to provoke a war between Ethiopia and Somalia. Which is good for business.The films about Commander Hamilton are always comical. It doesn't become less so, from the fact that the actor playing the main character is almost 50, which doesn't prevent him from being the winner in many close combat fights.As usual in these sort of movies, the intelligence service and the politicians are bad parodies on everything. Entertaining yes, but in the wrong way.