Zeugen in Angst (1999)

Zeugen in Angst: Directed by Anders Nilsson. With Jakob Eklund, Peter Andersson, Marie Richardson, Hanna Alsterlund. Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are dead. Three witnesses, including Helen, identify thug extraordinaire Leo Gaut as being the dead crook’s trigger-happy colleague. Gaut soon threatens the three witnesses, and only Johan, the badge-wearing hero, can save them.

“Marketed as one of Sweden´s first real action movies ever, u0026quot;Noll Toleransu0026quot; therefore has a lot to live up to. But in my eyes, this is more of a regular cop-thriller than a heavy action movie. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne problem is that u0026quot;Noll Toleransu0026quot; showcases the biggest action scene five minutes into the movie, and every other action scene later on feels like a step down. The ending feels extremely tired. But you can´t deny that this is still very competent work.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie begins shortly before Christmas eve, when policeman Johan Falk (Jacob Eklund) runs into foul business on the street. After a frenetic car chase he is confronted with two jewel-thieves, and after a violent shootout one of the robbers gets killed. Thanks to witnesses the other criminal is later arrested. But he manages to threaten the witnesses to silence, and after a while the police force is after Johan Falk instead. Now he must prove he is innocent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Noll Toleransu0026quot; is an ambitious movie, but you can´t deny that in the States this would have been a straight to video-release. The story is not interesting enough and the pace is awfully slow. Action fans can´t be too happy with this one, but it did get a sequel called u0026quot;Livvakternau0026quot; two years later.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e2/5”