This movie suffers from being compared to the original which is also great in it's own right. This new rendition does not have the campiness (and excessive blood squibs) that gave the original a lot of it's charm. This movie takes itself very seriously from beginning to end. Having said that, as a stand alone movie, this is written and acted very well. If this had come first one would be remarking how the others turned the character into a big joke. So the best way to watch this is to put the original out of your mind altogether. Solid film and Joel Kinnaman was great in it.