#1393 The Middle Man

[Kasi Mir]

"The Middle Man" is set somewhere in mid-western USA, but not a single frame of it was shot there. Norwegian/Danish director Bent Hamer - who also adapted the script from the 2012 novel "Sluk" from Lars Saabye Christensen - shot parts of it in Ontario, Canada; but many of the scenes were actually filmed in and around Cologne, in Solingen, and a Duisburg hospital doubled for an american counterpart. The actors were also assembled from various european countries, for example Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, with the occasional Canadian thown in for good measure. You wouldn't gather that from the trailer, tough:



An how did you like this comedy/drama about bad news and those to give it out? How did you like the performances by the actors and actresses, and what did you think of the story? Please let us know in a reply to this posting.

[Roughale]

Dann bin ich mal der Middle Man und verkünde, dass der Film kurzweilig, teilweise lustig (nicht immer eventuell gewollt) aber relativ belanglos war, mehr weiss ichz schon nicht mehr, also geb ich mal ne 3.