{"id":2814,"date":"2021-12-29T14:26:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otherpeoplesmovies.com\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2022-07-21T17:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:21:55","slug":"review-roundup-more-2021-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otherpeoplesmovies.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/29\/review-roundup-more-2021-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockholm (2019) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/otherpeoplesmovies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stockholm_2019_movie_trailer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otherpeoplesmovies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stockholm_2019_movie_trailer.jpg 512w, https:\/\/otherpeoplesmovies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stockholm_2019_movie_trailer-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Ethan Hawke in Stockholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Stockholm <\/em>is based on the true story of a 1973 bank heist that inspired the terminology for what is today known as Stockholm syndrome, a phenomenon in which kidnap victims develop positive feelings for their captors. While well-made and, overall, well-acted, the film suffers from an overly quirky tone that obnoxiously attempts to highlight the absurdity of its depicted events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ethan Hawke plays a man trying to get his friend (Mark Strong) out of prison by holding a bank hostage. As the drama drags on for days, Hawke develops a strong bond with his captives, namely a married mother (portrayed by the wonderful Noomi Rapace) with whom he starts a romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawke delivers one of his weakest performances in years, shouting a large portion of his lines with exasperated and exaggerated angst that always lets us know he\u2019s in on the joke. Though his quieter moments succeed with his always-present charisma, Hawke never appears fully or truly affected by the danger or the thrill of the situation at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film\u2019s overall tone suffers the same problem. Accompanied by a nagging musical score that bleeds forced eccentricity, the film never involves its audience, always keeping it at a distance with a detached sarcasm that needlessly condescends to its subject matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events depicted in the film could have easily and objectively spoken for themselves. <em>Stockholm <\/em>didn\u2019t need to tap its audience on the shoulder every five minutes, constantly reminding us how silly this all is and how clever it is for pointing it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRADE: C<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stockholm is based on the true story of a 1973 bank heist that inspired the terminology for what is today known as Stockholm syndrome, a phenomenon in which kidnap victims develop positive feelings for their captors. 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