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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★½

  From Krzysztof Kieślowski to Ashton Kutcher, many of cinema’s greatest thinkers have been fascinated by the mind-boggling “what ifs” of blind chance and the butterfly effect. The movies — painstakingly constructed alternate realities that are created by exerting an unnatural degree of control over the randomness of the universe — have a funny way of calling to the kinds of people who look for patterns in the chaos around them (and perhaps a way to control it).

  Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen is definitely one of them, and we ought to be mighty grateful for whatever strange quirks of fate brought the “Men & Chicken” director to his latest project. While “Riders of Justice” might introduce itself as a death-dark revenge…

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  Review by iana ★★★ 13

  i cannot unsee that one guy as seth rogen's danish doppelganger

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  Review by Nakul ★★★★

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Anders Thomas Jensen's Riders of Justice is a revenge thriller that smartly subverts genre trappings. It's wickedly hilarious, surprisingly poignant and delightfully deranged farce about the randomness of life, also blurs lines of morality crossed when seeking revenge. Mads Mikkelsen is, obviously, fantastic, but it’s the supporting cast that makes the movie.

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  Review by Siegel™ ★★★★½ 5

  Popularized by Taken and overdone in the decade that followed, the "you fucked with my family and I'm a highly trained assassin" movie premise was treated almost as a mcguffin of sorts to get the action rolling and the guns shooting in by-the-numbers vessels for fading action stars. There have been many post-genre approaches since, most namely John Wick with its deconstruction of the archetypal hero while simultaneously pointing out the intrinsic silliness of the concept and rebuilding him into an ultramodern badass; and the underrated 2018 film Upgrade, which updates the dated premise into a hyper-cool sci-fi setting. Riders of Justice tackles the trope differently, and with more finality - revenge is not the path toward catharsis, and in…

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  Review by ʜᴀʀʟᴇQᴜɪɴᴀᴅᴇ ☘️🌵🌿 ★★★½ 17

  MikkelGod sporting a bushy beard
  MikkelGod wearing a military uniform
  MikkelGod wearing a suit
  MikkelGod having this whole silverfox daddy thing going on
  MikkelGod killing a man with his big beautiful bare hands
  MIKKELGOD 🤗🙏🏻😍

  I have monumental daddy issues and I love a man in a uniform so this is practically porn. I had like 10 different Lana del Rey's songs playing in my head whenever he was on the screen.

  This is the first time Anders Thomas Jensen let Mads be hot AND there were no dead animals. Still, they just had to mention that a dog got run over. Come on, Denmark. Stop freaking me out with animal killing nonchalance.

  Such a weird but wholesome story, as always in Jensen's films. The Ikea line killed me. Great performances from the entire cast especially Nikolaj Lie Kaas.

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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 5

  Mads Mikkelsen can do no wrong. He is one of the most versatile working today. He effortlessly goes from Hollywood blockbuster, to acting in a film from his native Denmark. Simply put, the man is money.

  Riders of Justice has enough action to please the action fanatic, and it has a lot of story and drama to impress the hard to satisfy film connoisseur. 

  Check out Riders of Justice the first chance you get.

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  Review by Yoanda Marpaung ★★★★

  I love how it is coated with violence, guns, and blood when it's really just an elaborated campaign for men to go to therapy.

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  Review by Panta Oz ★★★★ 1

  Director Anders Thomas Jensen and actors Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas did their 5th straight feature collaboration, and what a feast this was... for all the senses!

  Easy going top class comedy, impeccable acting, perfectly developed script which felt natural even with the odd characters, professionally produced, captivating cinematography and great editing... I hope I didn't skip anything because the whole Danish team deserves praises! Especially for addressing topics such as grief and the consequences of our actions in a way nobody else does!

  Watch it... enough said!

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  Review by Matt Neglia ★★★★ 1

  RIDERS OF JUSTICE skillfully juggles multiple tones & genres to entertaining & profound results! The dark humor & brutal action with a strong emphasis on character consistently surprised me at every turn. The ensemble are all delightful but they’re all anchored by Mads Mikkelsen who delivers another brilliantly layered performance driven by rage & violence.

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  Review by Austin Burke ★★★★ 3

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  Markus, who has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.

  This is a Dark Comedy that is not afraid to get real and authentic. Clearly Mikkelsen is the reason why I was so intrigued to watch this film. His work is always great, whether the film he is in works or not. Thankfully, Riders of Justice works extremely well. Part of me has an issue with the flow of the film at a point, as something about it feels off, but…

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  Review by David Chen ★★★★ 3

  I didn’t realize you could successfully combine Taken with The Lone Gunmen from The X-Files but this movie shows not only is it possible but the result can be dark, funny and poignant. 

  (Also gotta enjoy Mads going full John Wick)

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  Review by JBird (JJRabbit) ★★★★ 4

  Mads goes on a Justice Ride,
  Thinking the math's on his side.
  Using statistics,
  They'll go ballistic,
  When fate and vengeance collide.