Headhunters (Hodejegerne in its original Norwegian) tells the story of a recruitment expert who steals famous works of art to supplement his extravagant lifestyle and wife with many hobbies. When an ex soldier/potential recruitment coup arrives on the scene, the protagonists life goes from bad, to worse to crazy to unbelievable.
The main issue that Headhunters seems to have is that it cannot decide whether it should be a slick, violent, heist thriller or a slick, comedic heist thriller. Unfortunately it is unable to achieve both. Soderbergh makes it look easy. It isn't. Headhunters has some genuine surprises in its narrative and some moments of violence not dissimilar to Drive (2011). But it also tries to marry this violence and shock with comedy; two overweight twin policemen cushioning the protagonist in a serious car crash so that he is the only survivor is the clearest example of the two not working together.
There are moments that are genuinely entertaining and surprising, but the overall effect is that Headhunters is just a little bit silly.
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