Hamilton

Summary

A modern espionage thriller, with an European perspective, about the complex plot behind an attack that takes place in Stockholm, with a special agent of confused loyalties in the framework of the rivalries between different secret services and the new scenarios and modes of action direct that they must decipher and face.

Review:

An attack is carried out in Stockholm on the occasion of a speech by the Swedish Interior Minister when Agent Hamilton, a member of the military intelligence, was circulating in the area. Who were the authors of the attack? With what objectives?

The question could be posed in other terms: who does Agent Hamilton work for (in charge of the handsome Jakob Oftebro), who came from doing special training with the CIA in the United States?

There are several actors at play in this modern espionage thriller, based on the novels by Jan Guillou: the Säpo (Swedish security police), with its counterintelligence and counter-terrorism functions, the MUST (Military Intelligence and Security Service) and others outside of Sweden that should not be disclosed.

It is a complex plot to unravel about the intellectual authors of the attack, in a very current scenario that shows rivalries and overlaps between the different security and intelligence services and a scenario with cyberattacks and fake news and that of course does not exclude intrigues and bullets. This game of transitory and suspicious alliances is manifested above all in the figure of Hamilton himself, a practically impenetrable character, and his relationship with his bosses and with the Säpo detective Kristin Ek (in a magnetic interpretation of Nina Zanjani), perhaps the character most interesting of the series.

In short, a modern espionage thriller from a European perspective.

For most of you who do not speak Swedish and expect an American action movie serie you might be disappointed if some way or another. The story is great as well as the acting. I'm a big critic when it comes to movies and TV Shows but I found Hamilton extremely entertaining and very well made. I myself have a hard time liking movies in languages I can't understand, so I get you if this is an set back. But I encourage you to sit down, relax and enjoy this. Wishing you all a good time!

Even in the topsy-turvy of thrillers dealing with terrorism, cyberattacks. Betrayal and individualistic heroes, it is often difficult to expect something fresh or wow - or then it is implemented at the expense of logic and realism. In this sense, Hamilton is "average", still with some twists and turns, but generally in the "ploughed furrow" of similar series. The performances are pleasant, with some actors performing in many Swedish productions, but the are characters not providing much complement, and their background is rather uninteresting (refers mostly to female characters). To my surprise, the Series includes 2 of my countrymen in the 1st grade supporting cast - Reimo Sagor and Rein Oja, both well known film/series actors here.

Well, the Scandinavians have set the bar high and Hamilton is definitely no Innan vi dör or Springfloden, but it excels many e.g. US series. Thus, do not exert too much criticism :)

PS Season 2 is again a kind of "poor man´s" Bond or Mission Impossible series... Its creators attempt to streamline the plots as much as possible, but as Sweden is no "hawk" in the global secret agent arena, the outcomes are too trivial and "arid", and the amount of predictabilities and cliches is almost too much.

Just watched all 8(?) episodes and whilst I must admit that I for some strange reason wanted to see how it all ended up, I can just say what a far fetched and poor plot. Such a waste of money. Maybe the writers wanted to get Hamilton a bit more "Bourne"? Anyhow this is nothing but poor quality action. Poor plot, poor script and mostly poor acting. Nothing to do with the original books.

From a slightly slow start this show to me got better and turned out to be great. I've seen all earlier Hamilton performances, and this one I find gives a fresh and new go to the character. Really looking forward to the future shows with this actor as Hamilton. Recommend you give it more than one episode!