Nils, a hardworking snow plow driver in Norway, has just been awarded the "Citizen of the Year" Award, for his tireless efforts in keeping the roads driveable in the harsh mountains of Norway. Shortly after receiving the honor Nils receives news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Unable to believe his son was herion user, Nils begins to dig, soon uncovering evidence that his son's death was actually murder - a victim in a turf war between a local crime boss and the Serbian mafia. Out for vengeance, Nils embarks on a mission of revenge, eventually igniting a full-blown gang war, with the body count continually climbing. Hans Petter Moland's In Order of Disappearance is an extremely entertaining revenge flick thats tone is reminiscient of the Coen's brothers. In Order of Disappearance is a film that beautifully balances its comedy and drama elements, deconstructing both the gangster film and revenge thriller with great success. In Order of Disappearance masterfully juxtaposes extreme violence with black comedy, creating a very satisfying role for Skarsgard, an unstoppable force in this film whose cold, calm determination topples nearly everything in front of him. The revenge aspect of the film is certainly entertaining, watching Skarsgard single-handidly topple a crime syndecote, but the black comedy of the film is what truly makes it a unique treat. Hans Petter Moland takes a narrative that on paper would be somber and injects it with a very playful tone, basically laughing at the absurd death trail that follows Nils on his trail of vengence. The main antagonist alone should make Moland's comedic intentions and playful deconstruction obvious, 'The Count', a pony-tail wearing, vegan eating, asshole of a man whose struggling to manage his divorce and subsequent legal battle for custody of his son, with his growing drug business and relationships with rival gangs. Funny, thrillering, and unique, Moland's In Order of Disappearance delicately balances between comedy, absurdity, poignancy, and violence, creating a diffcult to qualify feature that would make the Coen brothers proud.
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