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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Continuing the excellence from episodes 1-13 in series one, series two does not disappoint. Thoroughly recommend this series to lovers of the mystery genre.
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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90 of 92 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
First Season
Jun 14 2012
By Elyon
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In response to T.W. Yates review, the complete first season of Henning Mankell's Wallander is available from Mhz Networks; for some reason Amazon is only selling the first season in three DVD segments, rather than complete.
The Music Box collection of the second season is exceptional, as well as only enhanced by the addition of Lena Endre to the cast. The only caveat comes with the direction and over-use of soft, light-diffused cinematography in the episode titled Arvet (The Heritage), which is sadly intrusive.
While I have enjoyed both Rolf Lassgård and Kenneth Branaghs'interpretations of Kurt Wallander, Krister Henriksson's characterization here remains, for me, the definitive portrayal of Mankell's world-weary detective, and the 26 episode Swedish television series the best of Wallander's appearances in film. If you are a fan of Mankell's detective in print, or Scandinavian crime dramas in general, this is not to be missed!
The Music Box collection of the second season is exceptional, as well as only enhanced by the addition of Lena Endre to the cast. The only caveat comes with the direction and over-use of soft, light-diffused cinematography in the episode titled Arvet (The Heritage), which is sadly intrusive.
While I have enjoyed both Rolf Lassgård and Kenneth Branaghs'interpretations of Kurt Wallander, Krister Henriksson's characterization here remains, for me, the definitive portrayal of Mankell's world-weary detective, and the 26 episode Swedish television series the best of Wallander's appearances in film. If you are a fan of Mankell's detective in print, or Scandinavian crime dramas in general, this is not to be missed!
60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Series 2
Jun 9 2012
By T. W. Yates
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Note: Not described in the product description: this is all 13 episodes of the second season of the original swedish television series.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!
July 30 2012
By GeekySpinster
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This second series of 13 90-minute episodes is more slickly produced than the first series. The stories are solid and well-written. All episodes are again based on story outlines written for TV by Henning Mankell, and I have found each to be thoroughly engrossing. In addition, series 2 maintains the high level of acting from a group of very talented Swedish performers. Even though two of the main characters from series 1 are gone, Krister Henricksson remains fantastic as Kurt Wallander, and, IMHO, gives the best portrayal of the character. The subtitles can be a bit clunky at times even if one is very familiar with British English. A minor annoyance is that the subtitles do not denote when the characters are speaking a language other than Swedish, such as Russian or Polish, and sometimes that distinction is important to the plot.
I eagerly await series 3 in 2013.
I eagerly await series 3 in 2013.
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