The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger

Revenge is the theme and cheeky is the tone of In Order of Disappearance, a delicious Norwegian film full of icy landscapes and icier hearts.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

In Order of Disappearance possesses both a striking soulfulness and a sense of beauty. (Much of the credit goes to cinematographer Philip Øgaard, whose images are memorable but never showy.)

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

Skarsgard has carved out a wide niche for his varied and colorful acting career to inhabit. He’s stoic and unflinching here, a man on a mission.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Alex Migdal

A cheeky black comedy and worthy Norwegian successor to "Kill Bill."

Philadelphia Inquirer by Tirdad Derakhshani

In Order of Disappearance has an utterly unique feel, a certain Scandinavian crispness that's impossible to duplicate.

The Playlist by Jessica Kiang

A true blue dark comedy that isn’t so concerned with its darkness that it forgets to be laugh-out-loud silly at times too, “In Order of Disappearance” is a bitter, bloody treat for the black of heart.

Empire

Funny and nasty in the best traditions of Headhunters and Jackpot, this is the Stellan Skarsgård vengeance thriller we've all been waiting for.

Variety by Peter Debruge

Schemes like this have a way of spiraling out of the characters’ control, but Moland and Aakeson maintain a firm grasp on the pacing, progressively building both carnage and suspense as the situation escalates toward a Mexican standoff of which even Sam Peckinpah would be proud.

Wall Street Journal by John Anderson

There’s much amusement to be had in the film. Very little of it stupid.

Los Angeles Times by Justin Chang

An absorbing and atmospheric entry in what we might as well term the “red snow” genre.

Empire by Owen Williams

Funny and nasty in the best traditions of Headhunters and Jackpot, this is the Stellan Skarsgård vengeance thriller we've all been waiting for.

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

The film has been executed with a sense of formally stylish and thematically symmetric panache.

The Film Stage

In Order of Disappearance is filled with so many twists on what you expect that it feels refreshing.

The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney

In Order of Disappearance provides a wonderful vehicle for Stellan Skarsgard's stone-faced gravitas and calm intelligence.

Total Film by Matt Glasby

It’s not without its moments, but more comic dexterity and less brute force would have made a less choppy watch.

The Telegraph by Robbie Collin

You’ve seen almost everything here before, but never within the same film.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

This is a derivative movie, whose comic entanglements are perhaps there to provide an alibi for the obvious plot implausibilities - but it’s well made, great looking, and nicely acted.