Mads Mikkelsen brings a deadpan look and a great deal of grace to his role as a psychologically troubled man named Manfred, who insists on being called John because he is John Lennon. Call him Manfred and he will abruptly jump out of a moving car or dive out a window, and although he is quite banged up by the end of The Last Viking, he always bounces back.

That is just one of the absurdist strands in the latest film from Anders Thomas Jensen , known for dark comedies including the revenge story Riders of Justice (2020) and the more madcap Men & Chicken (2015). This new film is a very black comedy that is also a heist story with some bloody violence, along with a bit of knockabout slapstick and a theme of family bonds. Few directors would be able to juggle genres and navigate sh

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