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Johan Falk: GSI - Gruppen för särskilda insatser (2009)

The best crime film series Sweden has made.

I was first skeptic when I saw "The third wave" from Johan Falk film series which was the 3rd film of 20. I found out there were two films made before this film so I search for them right after finishing the third wave. I then purchased the rest of the 17 films. After finishing all 20 films, we felt like we were so integrated in the film's characters and story and was a bit depressed after seeing the last film.

Characters- the actors played well on each of their characters that you will end up either loving them, supporting their ideas and eventually rooting for them, and I'm talking about both the protagosnist(Johan Falk and his team) and anatagonists(Rydell). They were characters that you can relate into and at some point feel like they are people around you living a normal life but also doing heroic jobs. The characters are not over decorated with fighting skills like those in hollywood movies. They are characters that are good and dedicated at what they do.

Plot- there is a realistic approach where the stories of the characters involved can be much compared or related to the real world. The reason why you feel all the way that this is not a film but a reality, no exageration and even the gun fight scenes are more realistic compared to hollywood movies.

Approach- the films are made of scenes that you can agree on if you were in their situation. Direct and no corny cheesy moments but has some humor at some unexpected times. Very Swedish!

Me and my norwegian husband loved the films so much that (after seeing almost all the movies on netflix), we agreed with each other that Johan Falk films are one of the best films we've ever seen.