Portland
1996 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 391 VOTES · DIR. Niels Arden Oplev
Overview
The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" sidesteps out of his criminal career while dragging his younger brother into it, could have been interesting. Unfortunately the implementation is simply not good enough. As so often with Danish movies, there is little appreciation for detail thus leaving us with hoodlums talking like they've done time at a business academy rather than a prison. Dialects completely out of here and idiosyncratic bikers without bikes or even character for that matter. An ever accelerating surrealism towards the end doesn't help to clear the slow pace of this film but it does give a glimpse of what the story could have unfolded to become.
Dialogue Timeline — 344 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:37 You gotta be cold.
00:10:04 - I owe them. - Owe them?
00:12:44 Will you mix?
00:15:02 You're waiting for a train.
00:17:54 I want to be with you and Ejnar.
00:20:29 Damn...
00:23:26 There's whizz, eggs, speed, codein.
00:26:16 She's a bit...
00:27:59 Us two against the rest, OK?
00:34:13 Listen, you've caught me at a bad time.
00:42:29 Get well soon Lasse
00:44:15 - Germany sounds OK. - Where in Germany?
00:55:13 But your rent is now double.
00:59:38 And what did you think?
01:00:48 - Who are you calling a big fuck? - See what I mean?
01:01:38 Harder! More intensely!
01:02:52 That life is over. You weren't to blame.
01:04:01 I don't think I'll stay the night after all.
01:07:13 Oh dear.
01:12:40 But I suppose you see it all the time... Come on home.
01:19:26 If I'm lucky I might get to work in reception or as a waitress.
01:24:51 I'll always be here for advice and guidance.
01:26:58 For I am yours