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Anders Thomas Jensen doesnt make films; he builds meticulously crafted, tonally volatile explosive devices disguised as character studies. Den sidste viking is no exception, representing both a triumphant return to form and a deepening of the writer/directors singular obsessions. It is a film that seamlessly stitches together gut-punch drama with absurdist comedy, resulting in a work that is as emotionally resonant as it is unpredictably hilarious.
At the core of The Last Viking are dad issues and the lingering scars of childhood that shape entire livesa theme Jensen has mined before, but here it's rendered with unflinching clarity. Absurdity ramps up in live-action as Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), fresh out of prison for robbery, reunites w...