Den siste revejakta (2008)

	Directed by: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen	COUNTRY Norway GENRE Comedy/Drama INTERNATIONAL TITLE The Last Joint Venture RUNNING TIME 90 minutes
	Produced by: Synnøve Hørsdal
	Written by (based on a novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen): Mette M. Bølstad Thomas Torjussen

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Carl	Kristoffer Joner
Robert	Nicolai Cleve Broch	½
Mogens	Thomas Bo Larsen
Betty	Emily K. Beck
Glenn	Kåre Conradi
Siv	Marte Christensen
Arild	Gard B. Eidsvold	½
Frank	Øyvind Gran	½
Trønder Ole	Paul-Otter Haga
Zac	Rune Melby
Torill	Linn Skåber
Svarten	Robert Skjærstad
Stalin Knudsen	Bjørn Sundquist

Review

Like many films depicting drug (ab)use, Den siste revejakta is a rollercoaster ride of feelgoods and feelbads, though this is a more easygoing and thematically less ambitious film than the best in the subgenre. The best thing about Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen's film is how well it captures the time and lifestyle in question: the clash between the declining pot-smoking hippie culture and the up-and-coming superficial yuppies. Late-1970s Oslo is vividly recreated, and Carl and Robert – while archetypical – are well realised by script and actors alike. Kristoffer Joner, in particular, manages to make his character come alive with authenticity and zest.

Rolfsen (Izzat, Bitre blomster) yet again shows his talent. His direction has progression and narrative drive, and his film looks good in an offhand kind of way. It is also this somewhat undiscerning nonchalance that keeps the film from finding its way to our spines, as our protagonists arguably feel more than we do during these intoxicated ninety minutes. Still, that doesn't take away the fun and entertainment from the equation, of which Den siste revejakta has plenty.