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Wow, this film is so intense that makes me completely focused on it. The twists and turns are numerous, and I have to rewatch some parts to follow it. It is an outstanding crime thriller!

Once in a while a really good german thriller comes along. A thriller that is up there with other european movies that have done justice to the genre (no pun intended). Moritz Bleibtreu is one of the german actors (actually generally speaking) of his generation. He doesn't always have the script to prove that or show it, but here he has something to put his teeth into and really go to town with the movie.

His costars are good too, which is imperative. Even if you may think it is not necessary for a thriller, you can feel the weight here and you can feel the tension. Since I haven't read the source material (novel), I do not know how close of an adaptation this is. I do know that this is really good though and it will have you guessing and at the edge of your seat!

Each and every moment is amped up to the max that you will feel something at any point, and it will click with you. It starts out pretty hazy and chaotic, but once you settle in, the movie becomes a thrill ride. The constant snowy atmosphere, the grim hospital lighting, the disgusting autopsies and the overall journey of the protagonists is pretty solid and first class thriller stuff. I truly enjoyed it.

Some flaws would be that there are many annoying red herrings to distract the viewer, and the ending seemed to be a cop-out and felt a little cheesy. Anyways, thriller fans must really check this out.

Very stable and solid exciting thriller movie with a decent amount of brutality which is shown in a very graphic way. Some nice twists, a good portion of humor, good choice of german actors imho, Just a very solid and reliable 7 I would say, nothing really special or outstanding though that would make it a 8 or higher.

I didn't expect much, but this one is really entertaining from start to end. Solid acting by the main actors, good amount of gore and graphic details to keep it fun for those who care and not a boring minute. A good watch.