Review of The Man from Beijing

This is an odd thriller. The beginning is gripping-a terrible mass murder on quiet Swedish farm. A judge presiding in a rape case. On the other side of the globe, Chinese billionaires involved in something nefarious. Will it all come together? Well... after three hours, you will see characters and plot lines created and then forgotten, other characters implausibly inserted, and some incredibly strange developments. Oh, and everyone is speaking German, often dubbed. This includes all the Chinese people in Beijing, an American sheriff in Nevada, and the population of Sweden. The villains are a bit cartoonish, and the suspense is sometimes improbable, but I still stuck it out to the end. I just wish it had been a little shorter and a little less farfetched.