The Last Viking review: Danish dark comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen delivers chaotic fun
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Anders Thomas Jensen's Danish dark comedy "The Last Viking" follows Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), who returns from a 15-year prison sentence for bank robbery to find his brother Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen) has developed dissociative identity disorder and believes he is John Lennon. Manfred can't remember where he buried the stolen money, and Anker needs it to pay off dangerous people. The film descends into chaotic comedy involving Vikings and The Beatles as the brothers overcome their differences.
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· 3 pulledThe latest feature from the Danish screenwriter and filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen follows Anker as he returns from serving a 15-year prison sentence for bank robbery
Manfred now believes he is John Lennon, which would be funny, except for the fact that he can't remember where he buried the stolen money
From there, the plot of The Last Viking tumbles into utter chaos.
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