Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
IFC Films | Release Date: June 17, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJun 23, 2016
Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes is a darkly compelling, skillfully crafted cold case thriller. Read full review
80
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiJun 16, 2016
The film, directed by Mikkel Norgaard (who’s borrowed a thing or three from David Fincher) and first released in Denmark in 2013, often focuses on research rather than on gunplay, yet somehow it still feels filled with action. That’s a testament to its lead actors. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijJun 15, 2016
Another effective, great-looking and well-acted Scandinavian crime film based on a bestselling novel. Read full review
80
Total FilmJames MottramJun 15, 2016
While the plot toys with credibility, director Mikkel Nørgaard ( Borgen ) conjures a squalid atmosphere – the stuff of real nightmares. This is so grimly compelling that even if you want to look away, you won’t be able to. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie ErrigoJun 15, 2016
Odd-couple chemistry and a dark underbelly keep this Danish noir adaptation compelling. Read full review
50
VarietyJay WeissbergJun 15, 2016
Norgaard wants to keep viewers guessing the whys and wherefores, but putting two and two together is so easy here that only the narratively challenged will be surprised by the culprit’s motivations. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonJun 15, 2016
Never less than professional, rarely more than functional. Read full review
40
CineVueBen NicholsonJun 15, 2016
As an entry into the Scandi police procedural genre, The Keeper of Lost Causes disappoints. As a TV pilot, however, it's serviceable yet unremarkable; the kind of thing that you'd probably give a couple more episodes in the vain hope that things will pick up. Read full review
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