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Kopps (2003)   
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Director:
Josef Fares |
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COUNTRY
Sweden |
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Genre
Comedy |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
Kopps |
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RUNNING
TIME
90
minutes |
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Producer:
Anna Anthony |
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Screenwriters:
Josef Fares
Mikael Håfström
Lars Yngve Johansson
Fares Fares
Torkel Petersson |
Review
Josef Fares' follow-up to his
successful debut Jalla, Jalla is an enjoyable combination of
characteristic Swedish small-town drama and over-the-top action-comedy.
Much of the comedy is carried by the character Benny the Cop, who is a
brilliant invention by Fares and actor Torkel Petersson. When he plays
out his childish fantasies of being a hero, it's like watching a tweener
pretend playing with newfound but not total inhibitions. Benny and his colleagues
Jacob,
played by the director's brother Fares Fares, and Lasse (Göran
Ragnerstam) start staging various crimes in their slumbering town when
they realize their police station is under consideration for closing
down. The ensuing situational comedy is sometimes hilarious and
sometimes feeble, but always heartwarming.
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