On the surface Flammen & Citronen (2008) has all the ingredients of a cracking wartime thriller. Based on a true story (aren’t they all?) this Danish film chronicles the brief murderous exploits of two members of the Holger danske WW II resistance movement, codenamed Flame and Citron, who come up against the gestapo in their attempts to undermine the Nazis.
The manipulation of these two idealists by the Germans, their own resistance bosses and indeed foreign forces are the most fascinating part of this rather soulless film, and I must admit I felt just a little bored by the two leads- the emotionless Flame, Thure Lindhardt and the emotional wreck Citronen Mads Mikkelsen. The two characters have absolutely no chemistry between them, and to me no chemistry means no interest!
True, the whole production is undeniably glossy and suitable tense, but for me, no interest in the characters means no real interest in the narrative...
5/10
The manipulation of these two idealists by the Germans, their own resistance bosses and indeed foreign forces are the most fascinating part of this rather soulless film, and I must admit I felt just a little bored by the two leads- the emotionless Flame, Thure Lindhardt and the emotional wreck Citronen Mads Mikkelsen. The two characters have absolutely no chemistry between them, and to me no chemistry means no interest!
True, the whole production is undeniably glossy and suitable tense, but for me, no interest in the characters means no real interest in the narrative...
5/10
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