Der Kastanienmann

If you are into crime and thriller series then this is a great roller-coaster ride. Loved the acting, story and the landscape of Denmark just makes this thing a bliss to the eyes. Just watch it in the original language.

Dark atmosphere and strong images. The typical elements of the Northern European crime thriller from Scandinavia are included: cruel case, opposing investigative duo, social criticism and, above all, gloomy (autumnal) mood. The series doesn't create high tension, but so much tension that one would like to know how it all ends. Well worth seeing and one of the better crime novels. Dark crime thriller from northern Europe.

Excellent Danish murder mystery similar to The killing. Dark Scandinavian scenery gives this short series some great atmosphere for the fall. The Chestnut Man does a nice job of telling several stories at once, in particular a story from thirty years in the past, and several more contemporary ones. The children's song the chestnut man was a nice touch.

I was able to partially figure out who early on, but it did not diminish my enjoyment in any way. The cops were clever, the killer was cleaver and the story was well told. Everything in this story seemed to serve a purpose which made for a tight tale.

I highly recommend this made for Netflix story.

A captivating storyline and two deeply disturbed cops made for one interesting detective show. The premise and reveal worked well together. The acting was decent and the characters had depth. That chestnut song was perfectly creepy.

I highly recommend this series. It definitely kept my interest, and I loved the way each one of the episodes really moved the story line forward. (It just seemed like a lot happened in every episode, a compliment that a lot of good series wouldn't receive.)

There were a couple things I didn't like. One was the way the graphic, disturbing crime scene photos were repeatedly shown. (Some people might be okay with this, but it just seemed a little gratuitous.)

The other thing I didn't like was because it seemed so unrealistic and hard to believe: The police are hunting down a vicious & very clever serial killer, yet our two lead detectives go blithely alone into what could be very dangerous situations without telling anyone where they are or calling for back up. I don't know: in U. S. crime shows, detectives are always calling for back-up but maybe it's not a thing in Denmark!