The first thing that should be said about Kommissarie Späck is that it is a surprisingly funny movie. It is something so rare as a Swedish parody, and a pretty good one at that. Most Swedish comedies are too pretentious for my taste, and tries to give a social statement at the same time. Kommissarie Späck is successful because it is so simple. It is made with only the intention to entertain, and that it does well.
As you might have guessed Kommissarie Späck is mostly a spoof of the known Swedish crime series Beck, but the movies that has influenced Späck most is National Lampoon's and most notably Loaded Weapon that has lent many ideas to Kommissarie Späck. Just as Loaded Weapon Kommissarie Späck is full of simple but effective puns, jokes and odd characters. It is not easy to put together a good parody, but in this movie it works well. Fortunately it is guided by Fredde Granberg, a well respected and good comedian with quite a few successes behind him.
What it could have developed more is the play on words that the American counterparts is much better at, and also I sometimes got the feeling it was a little too much split up in episodes. The story's flow is interrupted at times.
Still it is a very good movie, much better than I expected. It is well worth the time and recommended. Hopefully it can set a new, better standard for Swedish comedies.
6/10
As you might have guessed Kommissarie Späck is mostly a spoof of the known Swedish crime series Beck, but the movies that has influenced Späck most is National Lampoon's and most notably Loaded Weapon that has lent many ideas to Kommissarie Späck. Just as Loaded Weapon Kommissarie Späck is full of simple but effective puns, jokes and odd characters. It is not easy to put together a good parody, but in this movie it works well. Fortunately it is guided by Fredde Granberg, a well respected and good comedian with quite a few successes behind him.
What it could have developed more is the play on words that the American counterparts is much better at, and also I sometimes got the feeling it was a little too much split up in episodes. The story's flow is interrupted at times.
Still it is a very good movie, much better than I expected. It is well worth the time and recommended. Hopefully it can set a new, better standard for Swedish comedies.
6/10