Fella_shibby I saw this on a rented DVD in 2014. Felt like writing a review before i watch two of its sequels. The plot - After a raid gone wrong that resulted in the death of one of his team and the paralysis of another, a homicide cop Nikolaj Lie Kaas has been kicked to the basement aka Department Q to tie off five years of unresolved cases along with an inexperienced assistant called Faras Faras. They wind up pursuing the case of a high-ranking female politician, a supposed suicide whose body was never found. In short this is Scandinavian Noir. The acting of the two leading detectives is assured and the cinematography is compelling. It is a perfectly adequate crime thriller that will appeal to fans of this genre. The Keeper of Lost Causes is genuinely gripping, even though the direction is fairly standard and the main plot elements are predictable. Fans of The Treatment, Marshland, Memories of murder, Headhunters, Insomnia, True Detectives - S1 will definitely enjoy this.

dakjets This well-acted, well directed and sinister film is recommended all those who like excitement movies. The film is built around an eerie story about a famous person who disappears mysteriously, and we are in the film to get to know her gruesome fate. The story is very strong and impressing. Personally I must say that without Nikolaj Lie Kaas in the lead it hardly would have been as good as it is. His role performance as detective Carl, must be one of the most compelling I've seen. Why is not he a big international star? The events of the film, has unfortunately happened in real life too. It gives this film an especially credible dimension of horror and to be authentic. A home run here.

dipesh parmar Scandinavian TV, film and literature has been a remarkable phenomenon over the past decade, with the wordwide success of 'The Killing', 'Let The Right One In' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. 'The Keeper of Lost Causes', based on an international bestseller written by Jussi Adler-Olsen, is a new Danish film in the same gritty noir crime thriller mould that many viewers have become accustomed to.Nikolaj Lie Kaas plays Carl Mørck, an arrogant and cantankerous homocide detective who nobody wants to work with even though he's good at his job. After a botched raid puts himself and his partner in hospital, Carl is demoted to a desk job handling old cases which were never resolved. Carl's job was to check each file and report on each case, but to never go beyond this remit. His life might be a mess, but Carl never played by the rules so why should he start now? He chooses a curious missing persons case which was tagged as a suicide. He's ably assisted by the far more optimistic Assad (Fares Fares), and thus begins a peculiarly Nordic bromance dead set on fighting crime.Director Mikkel Nørgaard spares no expense in showing us every crime thriller cliché available, saved not only by the two leads but the inventive means used by the captor for his victim. Far too many leaps of faith have to be taken to understand Carl's process of elimination, in what is a very straightforward thriller that lacks any real tension or plot twists. 'The Keeper of Lost Causes' often feels like a TV pilot, and the ending of the film surely means there is more to come. For anyone familiar with the Nordic Noir Wave with classic TV series such as 'The Killing', 'Wallander' and 'The Bridge', 'The Keeper of Lost Causes' will probably be a disappointment. For the rest, this film is a good introduction to a particular genre that the Scandinavians do so well.

samsamaellynch The Keeper Of Lost Causes is a Usual Cop Flick, Old Fashioned Can Say..But There's More To It.. The Story Begins With Carl Morck(Nikolaj Lie Kaas) a Homicide Detective Who Rushes to Hunt down Bad-guys Without Any Backup, Crime Scene Gone HAYWIRE .. Carl is Shot and Worse to Follow, He is Banished to a New Department Known As "DEPARTMENT Q" Located at the Basement.Carl Feels This Job is for The Retired Folks and shows his distress for his Position.Carl Keeps a Stoney Face for Almost 95% of The Movie.He Dislikes His Assistant Assad at Department Q.. Moreover He HATES the coffee Prepared By Assad.. At Department Q The Duo Will have to Review and Close The Cases..Carl Hooks Himself To a case about a Woman Who Vanished 5 Years Ago. And the Only Witness Is Her Brother who is Brain Damaged.. Carl Feels Its Strange and Reopens The CASE WITH HIS ASsad.. I Don't Want To Reveal Too Much in Regards With The Story line.. What Unravels Next Forms The Story. The Climax is Shot Well.. Tension Shown is Absolutely Great. Cop Instincts To Watch Out For..... Carl and ASSAD Now Team Up To Put Up A Cop Show Blending A Dark Version OF 22 JUMP Jump Street and The Other Guys And NO ROOM FOR Comedy.. Cinematography and Screenplay is to be appreciate.. Scandi noir is famous for being very mean and lean.. SO WHAT-ELSE TO EXPECT. The Keeper of Lost Causes is a Routine Usual Cop Story With Some Very GOOD Twists and Moments..