Here again, the mood is dark, the action is violent and the handsome hero, Johan "JW" Westlund, has problems, shall we say, in the area of morality.

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In 1947 she married a handsome naval war hero in a "fairy tale" royal wedding shown world-wide on television.

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One looks at a handsome young stage actor like Stephen Campbell Moore, who, as the hero, Adam Fenwick-Symes, has penetrating eyes, and one thinks, Why is this fine-looking young man behaving in such a feckless and stupid way?

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