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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time Out LondonKate LloydTime Out LondonKate LloydThis Danish crime thriller is so dark and stormy it will leave you dazed as the credits roll.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe success of “The Absent One,” like its Department Q predecessor, ultimately rides on the shoulders of Kaas’ intriguing Morck.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeAn awful number of cliches are being ticked off here (the Fincher-esque lighting, the dogged and socially inept cop), but it’s a diverting potboiler for crime drama completists.
- 60Total FilmKevin HarleyTotal FilmKevin HarleyLie Laas' furrowed lead and Nørgaard's taut orchestration of flashback-pumped plotting help flesh out old clichés – at least until the climax takes a glum turn for the overwrought.
- 60The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe Absent One finds Mr. Kaas as watchable as before, though a few well-intentioned attempts to lighten up his character — an orphaned cat is brought in, a speech about his motivations is given — are clumsily executed, and instead divert from his terse and magnetic personality.
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThe performances are fine across the board and Nørgaard keeps things moving efficiently, but this is stylish but televisual fare, ram-packed with familiar hardboiled and shopworn tropes.