“Cop Secret” – An entertaining outing [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Cop Secret,” writer/director Hannes Thor Halldorsson feature debut, comes at you like the force of the muscle car driven recklessly at hypersonic speeds across the streets of Reykjavik by super cop Bussi. Along for the ride, white knuckles on the dashboard and his toddler in the back seat, is Klemenz, his terrified, rule-following partner. They are pursuing a bank robber on a turbocharged motorcycle and are momentarily slowed when entering the bordering suburban jurisdiction controlled by another super cop, Hördur. Auōunn Blöndal as Bussi and Egill Einarsson as Hörður in “Cop Secret.” Photo courtesy of Pegasus Pictures. Professionally speaking, it’s the equivalent of the inner city vs. Beverly Hills. Bussi, fond of jeans and torn wife-beaters, is the antithesis of Hördur, the independently wealthy, bespoke suit-wearing former international model. Bussi seethes with resentment but is curiously attracted. Unfortunately, both lose the bank robber in the moments wasted in the jurisdictional dispute. Klemenz has had enough. His nerves won’t take it. He needs rules, he needs cooperation, he needs a better partner, and he needs a raise. The chief, seasoned, hard-nosed, and politically…
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