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Los Angeles Times by

An enjoyably involving mystery-thriller.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Such dark doings won't be for everyone, but fans of similarly dry Nordic fare -- like the works of Aki Kaurismaki -- will be happy to have found it.

Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf

The film is vigorous exercise for those who prefer their mysteries knowing and knotty.

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

This is a smart, melancholy crime picture, which takes its cues from the title of the perverse old standard Christensen plays on her stereo at night: “You Always Hurt The One You Love.”

The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett

The film gets seriously weird as it goes along, but without losing its sense of direction or taste for offbeat humor.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Not a horror movie but a witty, expertly constructed psychological thriller.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

The actors are charmingly low-key, and the lensing, by Jorgen Johansson, adds to the offbeat aura. Whatever you do, don't miss the booze-guzzling showdown.

San Francisco Chronicle by Walter Addiego

It may not sound funny, but there's a bleakly comic air about the story, and a bit of surrealism, suggesting the most caustic side of the Coen brothers.