Riders of Justice Review

The latest game news from IGN - one of my fave channels ever - check it out Riders of Justice will be released in NY and LA theaters in May 14, and then everywhere on May 21. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Danish action-dramedy Riders of Justice, starring Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen, has been dressed up to look like a Taken-style revenge thriller for American audiences but it's really an oddball fable with an endearing ensemble that treats its violence like dysfunction or maladjustment. Instead of it being a rather flat and flavorless piece of "good guy with a gun" porn, it's filled with unexpected heart and surprising warmth. From writer/director Anders Thomas Jensen, who's not only worked with Mikkelsen a ton but has also written several straightforward action pics or other directors, Riders of Justice is a blending of that hardline action world with a quirky cloud of mischief and mayhem (Mikkelsen's scenes of stark savagery are usually witnessed by fundamentally non-violent people who react in fairly funny ways). Riders of Justice is basically the story of broken, grieving people finding each other in the wake of a tragedy and helping each other learn various languages of love and communication. There's an intriguing suspense element coating the exterior of Riders of Justice. It's one that's reminiscent of Jonathan Nolan's show Person of Interest and its A.I. surveillance algorithm (and how it was able to predict danger based on seemingly random signals). For a while, this is the driving force in Riders of Justice. Nikolaj Lie Kaas's Otto, along with his offbeat, traumatized coworker Lennart (Lars Brygmann), has developed a predictive formula that can tie together life's arbitrary events so that order can be seen inside the chaos. After surviving a massive train accident, because he offered up his seat to a mother traveling with her teen daughter, Otto begins to notice irregularities and becomes convinced the disaster was an act of terror. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/riders-of-justice-exclusive-official-trailer"] Mikkelsen's Markus, an emotionally cold soldier who'd rather be deployed than to live with his family, and widower of the woman killed in the train wreck, is certainly set up as an avenging hero here. After Otto tells him his wife's death was caused by a biker gang who was targeting a snitch, Markus experiences a freeing moment, realizing he can try and "fix" his grief with murder. Unable to console or comfort his daughter Mathilde (Andrea Heick Gadeberg), Markus forgoes therapy in lieu of a homefront op. He retreats into the only methods he understands, despite Mathilde's pleas for him to see a counselor. As Markus, Otto, Lennart, and neurodivergent tech Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro) start plotting to take down the leader of the biker gang, the film starts expanding instead of shrinking. None of the killing, the thinning of the herd, works to pare the film down so that it's just Markus and his daughter. In fact, given Markus' inability to connect with her, him finding revenge and then just raising her on his own would be a terrible turnout. No, Riders of Justice is concerned with finding space for those who aren't usually accommodated or made room for. Mathilde's boyfriend, Sirius (Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt), joins the story, as does the abused male prostitute Bodashka (Gustav Lindh), and eventually, it becomes clear that the title Riders for Justice is meant to be tongue in cheek. Because not only is Riders of Justice the name of the criminal gang Markus is after but also, by the third act, the film's nicely undercut and subverted its own revenge premise. Yes, Markus and his cohorts are decidedly on the wrong path toward catharsis and the story's not about shooting one's way through, or out of, a problem. So think Taken if the movie actually explored more of why Liam Neeson's character's family left him in the first place. With his bushy beard and shaved head, Mikkelsen's Markus has transformed his entire outer look to vibe with desert warfare and not being a present husband or father and Riders of Justice deftly explores the actual emotional shortcomings of action heroes we've been trained to admire. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-reviewed-movies-of-2021&captions=true"]

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