BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

GazerRise Fantastic!

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

gcave We just finished watching all three of the Department Q movies. They are all equally fantastic! We are at awe with the natural acting performance and the very exciting plots. We wished that we could speak Danish, but our vote still gets a 10 out of 10 with subtitles. Lately, we have been missing this kind of enjoyment from productions out of Hollywood, they definitely could learn lots from the European Team. We would love to hear, that they are planning to produce many more of the Department Q movie series and hopefully with the same crew. Because three plots, all different, but equally spell-binding, realistic, sometimes even funny, in their tension-relieving moments, makes it clear you have a winner of a writer, actors and all who made this show what it is kind of crew... You don't want them to stop and we beg them to produce many more of this amazing production. Thank you in advance

klh-ms This was such a disappointment! I had such high hopes after reading the book, which was so beautifully and perfectly written, it was like watching a movie. The suspense during the book lasted its entire duration, with slow, steady, and increasingly disturbing character development. The history and motivation of the killer, and almost all events leading to and following what could have been an breathtaking climax, were changed. In short, someone took this script and made it like every other Hollywood movie about good versus evil, and faith versus the absence of faith. I am hoping the remaining adaptations of the department Q series stay true to the books, as they deserve better than this.

stonedraim **** May contain strong spoilers ****This is a review made by StoneDraim... and that means that if you want to read a probably different kind of review, keep reading....This is my personal experience, my personal point of view/perspective and my personal opinion... and my opinion is just one of like 7 billions in this world.The movies including "A Conspiracy of Faith" has a good reputation. Danish movies is low in rate in my opinion. And the trilogy is well made movies with a heavy sense within them. The story behind the film is based on a strict faith in religion. A family (two children, two adults) is greatly active in a spiritual and religious "cult" and community. A man is coming now and then to pay his visit to the church. Two children is kidnapped and before that criminal act the police has gotten an bottle message from someone written several years earlier. As the investigation comes closer to the core, the intense hunt begins to save both the parents and the children. During the chase and the investigation, the to-be-prosecuted has some clarification in what made the prosecuted the way the prosecuted is. And, within that, a lot is taken ground inside the world of religion and a faith in a almighty God. As a criminal story following the apartment of Q, "A Conspiracy Of Faith" is getting straight to the point socially; how far will a human being go to follow the belief and faith? How (if so) dangerous can a community based on religion (and separating itself from the rest of the world) be? Nikolaj Arcel and Jussi Adler-Olsen (the writers) has taken some interesting topics and twisted them around a little... started on a script beginning as an ordinary crime story just to evolve into a more sweltering and substantial movie, where the characters is in constant danger.A scene in the end could have been done a lot... a lot better and intense. The prosecuted drowns a child in front of the police officer. Just the thought of the events is... so devastated. If the production team and the actors had knocked this scene up four or five steps, it could easily have been a major thing that would have made this film noticed in a great way.Addition to the story: A human being who has been through tragic elements and/or events in life can be hold back and very "off to the world". Being focused to the inner self and dwell in anxiety. Carl Morck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is extremely heavy minded in the beginning of this motion picture. And still, a genius in creating and finding pieces in a criminal puzzle. Just a few words here and there, and on the other hand taking in everything happening around him.If the film were a high class production, the development of Carl Morck should have been better planned and acted to give the viewer the total (and the supposed?) realistic mental change of the same man. Too bad they missed that target.To be clinical of the motion picture story and events, there is one innovative kill in "A Conspiracy Of Faith"; a pair of scissors into the gut. Then opening the scissors inside the gut and cutting.Do you like Scandinavian movies? Do you like criminal films, and following the police in their work? Then, I recommend "A Conspiracy Of Faith".Over to the movie as a product: - The production : Sadly, I have to say it like this; "to be an Scandinavian movie, it is more than good." If they would have been more in the way of perfection (in every way; camera work, sound, visuals, acting etc.) this could have hit the buzz of excellent movies. - The actors : Solid performances from Fares Fares and Nikolaj Lie Kas.The director could easily have done a better job with the entire cast as there is high potential in several actors. - Entertainment : Sitting on the edge at some times. Good criminal story with some action. - Age : 156,7 out of 10. (The final rate is based most on my own entertainment of the movie. Short elucidation of the rating: 7 Well made movie. Proper entertainment. 6 Nice production. Good movie.)

subxerogravity When I went to see the film The Keeper of Lost Causes, I loved the movie so much that when I discovered it was one in a trilogy called Department Q, I had to see the others. I saw the second of the movies, The Absent One and was as impressed with it as the first. Now I'm up to A Conspiracy of Faith and I'm Definitely impress with the trilogy as a whole, but must confess, this is the weakest out of them all.In A Conspiracy of Faith, police detective Carl ls burnt out and needs some resurgence that his job is worth it as he works the cold case Department Q. This comes at a bad time when Department Q catches the case of a 3 year old murder, and discover the killer is not done killing.The movie takes a certain turn away form the other two. The case is not as complex, it's more right in your face, which allows for more action. It's the type of format I would expect from the second movie not the third.On it's own A Conspiracy of Faith is a suspenseful action thriller, that's straight up protagonist vs. antagonist with a lot of dark themes and concepts that make for a remarkable film.As part of the Department Q trilogy, it's new take on the crime drama series makes it fall into the third movie cruse.