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COLD PURSUIT ****
Dir: Hans Petter Moland (15, 118 mins)
A remake of a classy Scandinavian snowy noir, Cold Pursuit pits family man and snowplough driver Liam Neeson against some nasty drug dealers after the death of his son. A Fargo-esque comedic tone prevails throughout as Neeson plays an apparent gentle giant and town Citizen Of The Year, pursuing Tom Bateman’s unhinged Viking and his drug cartel. Neeson’s methodical revenge inadvertently starts off a turf war between Viking and his rivals in the glitzy resort of his home town in the Rocky Mountains. Aided and abetted by his ‘Wingman’, played by William Forsythe, Neeson discovers a flair for killing, tempered by beginner’s luck. Norwegian director Molland remakes his own film, previously titled In Order Of Disappearance – that starred Stellan Skarsgaard, and this retains the original’s black comedy without the subtitles. Laura Dern is on hand as the supportive wife and there are some icky and innovative moments of violence. It’s good to see Neeson provide some comedy quips amidst his natural gravitas in a thoroughly enjoyable snowbound thriller. Opens Feb 22