WALLANDER FILMS: GUEST ESSAY BY BOB CORNWELL

That final shot, with Lassgård/Wallander grooving along to the Hepcats' 'Cadillac', must have sent a shiver down Mankell's spine. Strange that anyone thought that was appropriate, particularly Lassgård (Mankell's own choice for the role). ... I was less happy with the lack of context to Wallander's anonymous sex with the hotel prostitute, as well as with the scene itself, which shows Wallander out of character, and surprisingly naive for a senior policeman! ...