Writing from last January’s Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hollywood Reporter’s Sheri Linden states that “it’s easy to see why Reykjavik-Rotterdam a lean and well-paced crime thriller of the one-last-job subgenre, has inspired an English-language redo”, adding that “its kinetic energy and bursts of brutal violence rest upon a solid foundation of well-defined characters and dry humor”. And Variety’s Robert Koehler finds the film “an uncommonly commercial item with brawny action, strokes of humor and a besieged rooting interest (played effectively by Kormákur).”
Variety reviews Thorfinnur Gudnason and Andri Snaer Magnason's documentary Dreamland and finds the film "even more pertinent in light of Iceland's October 2008 economic meltdown and the country's moves toward recovery." Writing from the Gothenburg Film Festival, reviewer Alissa Simon adds: "Illustrating how the government blithely sold precious…
Fridrik Thór Fridriksson's Mamma Gógó, a serio-comic look at a relationship between a mother and a son, with the mother receding into Alzheimer's disease and the film director son struggling with his latest film, receives favourable comments in the print media. The critics emphasize the film's success…
The critics have a lot to say about Ragnar Bragason's Mr. Bjarnfredarson, which opened Saturday. On the whole they seem rather pleased but the praise is not without some reservations, as can be expected about the conclusion of a story that has captivated the nation for the past two years.…
December, Hilmar Oddsson’s new film which opened Friday, receives generally favourable reviews. Hjördís Stefánsdóttir at Morgunbladid daily calls it “a touching film, and its partly tragi-comic theme is timely in the run up to Christmas, as difficult situations like this are more widespread than many are ready to admit. Excellently…
Hjálmar Einarsson, an ICN Cinephile, reviews Thorsteinn G. Bjarnason comedy Jóhannes, on his blog and finds it a welcome relief from “endless negative news in the media about economical disasters”. Check out the full review here.…
Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson, an ICN Cinephile, reviews Helgi Felixson’s docu God Bless Iceland on his blog and finds it “rather shallow from a (national) political point of view (…) but the film manages to introduce the personal turmoil: the politicians that wake up in a nightmare of their own construction…
Dagur Kári’s third feature, The Good Heart, starring Brian Cox and Paul Dano, had its international premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival last Thursday and features also in the competition at The Deauville American Film Festival in France. In October the film will play at Pusan International Film Festival.…
