Surprised to see think rank so highly on here. The only thing interesting about it is it's the first Icelandic movie I've ever seen, although surely even a nation of just 500k people can do better than this.
It's about a depressed English guy on holiday there meeting up with an native woman who's had mental health problems, but it's not a romance.
The movie focuses mostly on their budding friendship, but seeing as the obsequious dude tries too hard to be 'nice' to the point of being slightly creepy and the subdued lady is so quiet most of the time she might as well not even be there, this onscreen partnership doesn't really work.
Things liven a bit in the second half when the woman's relations to stir the pot a tad, and the sad Brit really starts to lose control of his random mood swings. But by then it's too little too late, and I'd already tuned out before the credits rolled.
Some good moments here and there, a flash of witty dialogue or a genuine shred of emotion but certainly not enough to justify the stil-too-long running time of 82 minutes. A noble failure then, and hey... at least I learned a few new words in another language! Good bi. 4/10.
It's about a depressed English guy on holiday there meeting up with an native woman who's had mental health problems, but it's not a romance.
The movie focuses mostly on their budding friendship, but seeing as the obsequious dude tries too hard to be 'nice' to the point of being slightly creepy and the subdued lady is so quiet most of the time she might as well not even be there, this onscreen partnership doesn't really work.
Things liven a bit in the second half when the woman's relations to stir the pot a tad, and the sad Brit really starts to lose control of his random mood swings. But by then it's too little too late, and I'd already tuned out before the credits rolled.
Some good moments here and there, a flash of witty dialogue or a genuine shred of emotion but certainly not enough to justify the stil-too-long running time of 82 minutes. A noble failure then, and hey... at least I learned a few new words in another language! Good bi. 4/10.
