Movies starring Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen is a synonym to the great success the Danish film industry has had since the mid-90s. Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success "Pusher", he slowly grew to become one of Denmarks biggest movie actors. The success in his home country includes "Flickering Lights" (2000), "Shake It All About" (2001) and the Emmy winning police series "Unit 1" (2000). His success has taken him abroad where he has played alongside Gérard Depardieu in "I am Dina" (2003) as well as in the Spanish comedy "Torremolinos 73" (2003) and the American blockbuster "King Arthur" (2004). ...
show all Mads Mikkelsen is a synonym to the great success the Danish film industry has had since the mid-90s. Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success "Pusher", he slowly grew to become one of Denmarks biggest movie actors. The success in his home country includes "Flickering Lights" (2000), "Shake It All About" (2001) and the Emmy winning police series "Unit 1" (2000). His success has taken him abroad where he has played alongside Gérard Depardieu in "I am Dina" (2003) as well as in the Spanish comedy "Torremolinos 73" (2003) and the American blockbuster "King Arthur" (2004).
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Daniel Craig effortlessly makes James Bond his own, and the 21st movie in the series goes back to basics for this resoundingly entertaining spy adventure. GoldenEye director Martin Campbell has obviously been watching the Bourne franchise, and here he gives the superspy a gritty makeover, upping the violence content (the opening sequence, shot in grainy black and white, is particularly brutal). He also strips Bond of much of the slightly camp humour — thus no appearance from gadget-man Q. The plot is essentially an origins story, as a rough-around-the-edges Bond gains his two zeros (the two authorised kills he needs for his infamous licence) before tackling villain Le Chiffre (a splendidly thin-lipped Mads Mikkelsen) in a game of high-stakes poker. Craig’s humanised, more flawed interpretation of the role balances Campbell’s physical direction and co-writer Paul Haggis’s sparing wit, while Eva Green provides an alluring love interest. Apart from a chaotic and overlong last act, this is a triumphant new beginning.
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