Review by frank-liesenborgs

"The Middle Man" is about Frank Farrelli (Pål Sverre Hagen) and his new job as his town's deliverer of bad news. Frank waits to tell the next of kin that an accident has happened, someone is in the hospital or a loved one has died. It's grim and surreal work, slow start but with a fantastic twist at the end! Excellent and very dry acting performances of Pål Sverre Hagen and the complete cast (mainly from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Canada). The movie looks a bit lost in translation but then irony strikes. Frank's involvement in the accidents escalates! He even asks "What is an accident?" This will lead you to a chilling climax. This movie is not for everybody. But almost everybody can and will enjoy this slow-paced low-budget movie. Just be open to whatever is coming at you.