Based on a popular Finnish series of novels, “Vares: Private Eye” is a high-octane noir thriller packed to the gills with action. Jussi Vares, the titular private eye, finds himself drawn into a conflict between the Russian mafia and a man on the run when the lovely Eeva gets mixed up in the situation. Eeva is in out of her depth, and Vares wants to help her — but the case is far from simple, and he must confront the head of local organized crime, a corrupt cop, and a pair of darkly comic psychopaths before he and Eeva can get in the clear. Fans of intense, gritty film noir will not want to miss this film. Sometimes touching, sometimes funny, this is a gritty good time with plenty of blood-spattered action.