Against the Ice

Ein trivialer Film, der paradoxerweise weder eine Survival-Aufregung noch ein Abenteuer mit einer großen Ausstattung bietet. Spannung gibt es nur in ein paar Szenen der Paranoia, in denen die Hauptfiguren mit Lagerkoller kämpfen. Im Hinblick darauf, dass es sich um eine isländisch-dänische Produktion aus dem Norden handelt, ist der Film überraschend schwach. Die visuelle Seite kann man leider auch nicht hervorheben, sie ist routinemäßig und einfallslos. (10.03.2022)

An average chilling survival-adventure film from Netflix. A bit of a disappointment for me, unfortunately. This year's survival duel so far is won by Gold, which I found to be a class above in almost every way. Here I fell asleep twice at first and finished watching more out of politeness. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is likeable and Joe Cole, after his excellent role in Gangs of London, seemed a bit underused here. The film is based on true events and that's one of the reasons why not much happens. Apart from the polar bear scene, which could have been more intense in the style of The Revenant, but it's still probably the best scene of the whole film, which is perhaps a little sad. The chilly atmosphere works, the production design is nice. and the plot isn't completely stupid, it's just unfortunately quite boring and the digression from survival in the second half didn't suit me at all. The film will definitely find its fans, but I'm glad it’s over. Similar to Mads Mikkelsen’s Arctic. Story 3/5, Action 2/5, Humor 0/5, Violence 2/5, Fun 2/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 3/5. 5.5/10. (10.03.2022)