Terribly Happy (2008)
Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz
Robert Hansen, 34, a young police officer from Copenhagen, is transferred against his will to the small town of Skarrild in Southern Jutland as a substitute Marshall. The transfer is Robert’s chance to start over. Whether he is allowed to return to his job in Copenhagen, all depends on how well he performs in this frontier town.
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With off-kilter Danish genre specialist Henrik Ruben Genz (“Terribly Happy”) making his English-language debut from a script by “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” writer Kelly Masterson, it’d be reasonable to expect a few more blackened twists in the tale of a hard-up Yank couple ( James Franco and Kate Hudson ) dragged into the Cockney underworld after pocketing a stash of dirty money from their deceased tenant.
Danish director Henrik Ruben Genz (“Terribly Happy”) can’t hide his cards and rarely even tries to.
Adapted by Kelly Masterson ( Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead ) from Marcus Sakey’s novel, and directed by Danish filmmaker Henrik Ruben Genz ( Terribly Happy ), who’s working in English for the first time, Good People utterly fails to transcend its generic scenario, coming up woefully short in both visual style and inventive plotting.
Director Henrik Ruben Genz is an Oscar nominee for Best Live Action Short and also made the very good crime film Terribly Happy (2008).