Although that's not a bad thing, that is not exactly what the Kino Video release implies about the film. I was expecting some sort of exciting Arctic adventure story. Something fairly simple-minded, in other words.
Since expectation and actualization in this case are as different as snow and ice, it's a little difficult to assess the film fairly.
Suffice it to say that Stellan Skarsgård is unrecognizable as the foul-mouthed hunter. In Scandinavia, is he well known for his versatility? If he's not, he should be. Stellan is lousy in this film. I mean that literally. He's infested with lice. He's grubby. You would not want to be locked all winter in a claustrophobic room with him. His character is the heart of this drama.
This may not have been the Arctic adventure I was hoping for, but then it didn't leave me cold either.
The film was shot on the island of Spitzbergen (Svalbard in Norwegian), but I couldn't tell that I wasn't looking at Greenland.
The last credited performer, Tinkas Qorfiq, played the part of Jane, the dog, if I'm not mistaken.
Since expectation and actualization in this case are as different as snow and ice, it's a little difficult to assess the film fairly.
Suffice it to say that Stellan Skarsgård is unrecognizable as the foul-mouthed hunter. In Scandinavia, is he well known for his versatility? If he's not, he should be. Stellan is lousy in this film. I mean that literally. He's infested with lice. He's grubby. You would not want to be locked all winter in a claustrophobic room with him. His character is the heart of this drama.
This may not have been the Arctic adventure I was hoping for, but then it didn't leave me cold either.
The film was shot on the island of Spitzbergen (Svalbard in Norwegian), but I couldn't tell that I wasn't looking at Greenland.
The last credited performer, Tinkas Qorfiq, played the part of Jane, the dog, if I'm not mistaken.