chuckie2210 Review of Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

In my view, overall, better than the book!

[7/10 · 9 January 1999]

I read the book and was curious to see how such a convoluted but fascinating story could be translated to film. I think the screenplay cleared up a lot of the irritating parts of the original story, particularly the ending, which i found to be vague and rather unbelievable.

Julia Ormond's portrayal of Smilla Jaspersen (a very complex character) was quite extraordinary, however I was less than enthusiastic with Gabriel Byrne's performance as her neighbour.

Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable film!