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I heard a lit of negative comments about this film, but sometimes a movie could be good even better if you already have the expectations that it would suck.. so i hoped that would be the case with this one... and it started pretty good, but it went all downhill from there. Sure it had its funny moments but this time it's just waste of time.. i dont feel the heart and warmth as you do in the first 4. Of course it has all the planing and other basic things, it feels like a rush through out the movie, they had to put everything from the previous films in this one film.

I waited a while to watch this one, and I'm glad I did not see it in the cinema. I admire the first original eight films in the Jönssonligan series (1981-2000) very much. I think they are genuine, funny and full of wonderful moments. They weren't just about the heists and plans, but about the sympathetic characters. All of those eight films bring a smile to my face because how wonderfully honest they are with both humor and cleverness, all mixed in a nice lighthearted bowl. I was excited when I heard an origin film was to be made. But, after seeing the advertisement for it I felt completely and utterly let down.

What have they done with this nice series?! Why did they have to reboot it on such a way?! It doesn't even to have ANYTHING to do with Jönssonligan at all except for the name itself. This is a huge problem with Swedish films nowadays. They feel the need to copy American action/crime action films like "Ocean's Eleven" or maybe even "Bourne". The filmmakers bragged about the fact that this is a dark and gritty reboot like "Casino Royale" was for the "007" films. The thing is; The original James Bond novels were dark and gritty, but Jönssonligan was based on "Olsen- Banden", which were always designed as harmless comedies. There's no point to make this film like "Snabba Cash" or whatever. Make it be its own great thing. All of the fantastic source material and characters are there. Just use them as they are meant to be! It's obvious that the filmmakers have no clue how to pace this film either. There are so, so, so many jump-cuts used that it makes me frustrated. What? They don't think people who watch films can pay attention to a shot for more than 10 SECONDS!!!! There's no time to breath and appreciate the situations, characters or location. They just cut, cut and cut.

While the rushed editing fails on every level, what can the story hold? Well, it's just bland and mediocre. There is not much charisma or chemistry going on. The script is stale and lines are delivered in either a woody or "wanna be tough" manner. It's unfortunate, because the casting was good and the actors could probably have done a good job if it wasn't for this rushed and stale direction. The love triangle was useless. Vanheden (played by Alexander Karim) is the one member of the crew who was OK, and the actor did a decent job with all the language switches. The best characters were Charles- Ingvar's Uncle and Alejandro (played by Juan Rodriguez). They felt the most sympathetic and human of them all. They are in it too briefly though, which is a shame.

This whole thing made me sad. If it was called something else and had nothing to do with Jönssonligan, I would surely not be so hard on it. Because then it would have just been a forgettable heist movie. Maybe it would have even worked as its own separate thing. But, since it's now officially an entry in this series I watch it knowing who all these characters are meant to be. And they are all butchered. Congratulations Swedish Film Industry, you have completely misunderstood what makes the Jönssonligan films so good, uplifting and nice to watch. If you make more then they HAVE to be lighthearted. All of the originals were still based in reality, so there's no point to think that a new more "realistic" version has to be made. Nobody asked for such a thing to be made. Except for probably the studio who want people to think it's the next "Jack Reacher". Please Swedish filmmakers, don't try to be USA. There is a charm to the classic Swedish cinema that can't be replicated anywhere else.

The original eight films are classic comedies and they STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RESTORED AND RELEASED ON BLU-RAY!!!. I mean, instead of making this film they should have remastered the originals. They are in desperate need to be restored. The DVD's look like someone just recorded a VHS version and slapped it on to a disc.

I really don't wanna take the effort to talk more about this thing, It doesn't deserve it. But, there's one last thing I need to mention. The music choices are flat out terrible. There's a bunch of modern pop stuff in this which doesn't feel right. There's a little bit of instrumental tracks here and there, but none of it includes the fantastic original theme song. This theme is essential to the name Jönssonligan. It's like Star Wars or Indiana Jones without their themes. We associate it so much with these films that there is of course no way it should be left out. As a fan, the least I wanted was to hear a new rendition of the theme play in a few scenes. It would have brought that old sympathetic feeling back, and it would also bring in some of that special tone that this whole thing lacked. But then the WORST thing happens. As soon as the end credits roll they tease us with the first seconds of the theme before it turns into a garbage pop song. It was enough to make ME MAD!!! JUST NO! THEY COULD HAVE JUST WENT WITHOUT THE SONG COMPLETELY, IT DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE IN THIS MOVIE ANYWAY. But to tease us like that?! No, I'm done.

This was so bad that I had to write my first review. It really brought out the grouchy film critic in me.

It's as if the creators haven't made up their minds as to what kind of film this supposed to be. In some parts it is a serious, thriller style heist film. In other parts it is the same silly slap stick comedy as the original Jönssonligan films. The combination doesn't work for me.

Many of the dialogs sound dry and 'written', at times even dorky. Not sure if this is because of a badly written script or bad acting - maybe both.

In places the footage looks plain amateurish. Lots and lots of tight shots make it hard to get a physical sense of location and direction.

The supposed emotional connection between two of the main characters also feels completely unbelievable - they have about as much chemistry as two rocks.

The music lacks timing, with overuse of dramatic bass effects even when there isn't any real suspense, sometimes drowning out the dialogue.

There are also plenty of plot holes. Things that fall into place just a little too conveniently.

All in all, this was a huge disappointment, and a far cry from the quality of the original film series.

The first so-called original films that contain lots of laughter and joy and madness with good actor that really made people laugh with his comedy. In short classic which today are funny. Now is the time out and you have to try to milk money out of an old movie series but with a new concept, new actors and a different approach is the only maintaining it is well established name which is really the only thing that is common with the original films .. Good luck ? Nah, it just feels silly to let the film is hot right Jönssonligan. When to do a completely new approach so the film could just as easily have a different name, but probably had not received any attention at all. For the movie is nothing special at all. Just a tough history that feels totally useless. A major coup to be carried out but it has completely taken away the reason why? No enemies without a ridiculous made-up story that does not contribute anything new. The dialogs are tough film is boring actors are amateur and for me it is absolutely unbelievable that this film got made and pull Jönssonligan in the dirt. absolutely miserable. Let the old in peace and stop destroying what was good for it's my last word on this film. see it do not you just get disappointed and enjoy instead of the old films that can still give you a good laugh

A really good remake with much action and comedie, many people throw hate at it but I want a sequel. Love the dark universe and the hollywood feeling.

Much better than 2020's "Se upp för Jönssonligan".

I had big expectations for this movie, it is not easy to take an old franchise like this and make something good. But they really did, not just something good, they did something amazing! This might as well be the best Jönssonligan movie I have ever seen. Looking forward for more movies in this series!

The cast is great and the plot is Amazing. There is just the right amount of comedy combined with action and excitement and the makes have made a really good work. I love the fact that you can recognize the classical characters in the new ones, in a really good way. They are different but on the same way they are themselves.