Wallander: Episodes 7-9

One of the reasons that my wife and I went to Sweden was to visit Ystad in 2o14.. If you watch any of the two Wallanders you have the same impression of Sweden In snow and darkness. Sweden for us Americans is like going home. We know all about Sweden because we have been there before. We have either read the Wallander books or better yet dissolved into the Films of Branagh and Krister. They each poster the Wallander star that is apparent in each series. But, let us not forget the Beck series which is also available. They are all available from big A.

The DVD's are amazing, somewhat dark subjects, but I like the genre. Some are not for the fainthearted. These Swedish made are amazing! I liked the Brit version, but these have that little extra. Sad they had to discontinue because Johanna Sällströmdied.She was very good as Linda Wallander, thru my researching the subject I found that she was battling depression most of her life and after surviving the tsunami in Thailand she was unable to cope - So sad....so young (32) hope she is in a better place......The swedish version is the better one, but I'm still going to continue with Kenneth Branagh's version as they come out.As one can see these really caught my attention, totally riveting.Got all the swedish versions and bought from "blowitoutahere", a super seller on amamzon.com.Can't say enough about their customer service, speedy shipping, just great!

Like the pace

I devoured the Wallender books when I discovered them and was looking forward to Branaugh's series--with trepidation. My trepidation won at on that one. Branaugh is all wrong for the character. It should have been played by Bian Cox. Branaugh is too healthy and way over the top; and the tone of the series is so bland, typified by the weathercaster delivery of the actress playing his daughter. Therefore, after reading the reviews for the Swedish version, I took the plunge and was joyfully surprised. I cannot say enough about the integrity of this series. THe direction and tone of the shows are pitch perfect, and the acting leaves me breathless. Have no fear, Wallender is still here!

This series is on the noir side of things and has well developed, unpredictable characters in often unpredictable stories. I had a technical problem with series 1 in that the panning motions seemed to be jerky instead of smooth. Season 2 had no such problems. In spite of this I am enjoying the series. Comparing it with Branaugh's version is "apples and oranges." They are both great. The subtitles are easy to read and don't intrude.

We got hooked on this series by viewing the second season on cable. I then purchased the entire first season from Amazon. They are much different due to change in the cast. [One of the original actors is now dead.]I frankly enjoyed the tension between the Wallander character and his boss (in the second season) more than the issues with Wallander's personal life (first season). But they're both better IMO than the well-done copy by BBC starring Kenneth Branagh, apparently for people who can't read subtitles.

This series is great. I love the actor that plays Wallander and prefer to watch the Swedish speaking version (with English subtitles) as opposed to the British version. The Swedish actor is far closer to resembling the character than his British counterpart. The series does the author of the books proud!

This is one of the best-written cop/detective series ever. If you are into Scandinavian travel or culture, you'll love this. We've actually visited Ystad, Sweden, where this was filmed, and stayed in the police station building (which was a train station but is now converted to a B&B).

Having read the Henning Mankell books and having seen the BBC TV version as well as the Swedish series, there is no comparison. Kenneth Branaugh with his British accent and the too fast pace of the series makes one appreciate the subtleties of the Swedish series and the clever acting of the detective Wallander. We are brought back to the books with the atmosphere and the complex character of Wallander. Our favourite detective series.

I have enjoyed the Kenneth Branagh "Wallender" series, but saw one of the dubbed Swedish episodes during a visit to the UK, enjoyed it, and wanted to watch more. I am not always a fan of subtitles, often finding them hard to read (font size or colour against the screen) and/or too long which means my focus is on reading the words and not the action on the screen. So often in detective shows you need to see the action/clues! However, the Swedish "Wallender" manages the subtitles well. I'd recommend the whole series and series 2 to everyone who enjoys mystery. Well acted, some wonderful dry humour, good plots. It can't help that the producers of the excellent trilogy "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" is behind "Wallender".

I do -- I really loved it. Which brings me to the obvious question, "What else has Kristor Hennricksson acted in? He either grew older in the part or the studio had fantastic make-up artists.

Liked

great show.