Arctic

Bleecker Street | Release Date: February 1, 2019

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 83 Ratings

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TVJerryFeb 26, 2019

Movies have been made before with people stranded in the bleak, unforgiving cold (most recently, The Mountain Between Us). Since this one is European (made in Iceland), it eschews some of the traditional plot points and places Mads MikkelsenMovies have been made before with people stranded in the bleak, unforgiving cold (most recently, The Mountain Between Us). Since this one is European (made in Iceland), it eschews some of the traditional plot points and places Mads Mikkelsen in the frozen tundra with no explanation of why he crashed or where he is. A failed rescue attempt prompts him to leave the relatively safe shelter of his crashed plane and make the perilous trek thru the snow for help. Like this basic plot point, there are several weakly-conceived motivations that push credibility. Still, the struggle has its share of painful setbacks and Mikkelsen's perfomance makes it effective. The massive amounts of white are beautifully captured and composed by cinematographer by Tómas Örn Tómasson.… Expand

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JoeCoolApr 21, 2019

Stranded in the cold, been done before. Beautiful imagery but somewhat bleak story. The traditional, mostly predictable, ingredients are in there. Still, the acting of the main character is good enough to prevent the movie from becomingStranded in the cold, been done before. Beautiful imagery but somewhat bleak story. The traditional, mostly predictable, ingredients are in there. Still, the acting of the main character is good enough to prevent the movie from becoming painful to watch.… Expand

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imthenoobAug 22, 2019

It's a pretty typical survival movie starring a fantastic actor in Mads. There's plenty of cliches, Very little dialogue and a straight-forward plot that is pretty predictable. And having such a slow pace really does the movie in. It isn'tIt's a pretty typical survival movie starring a fantastic actor in Mads. There's plenty of cliches, Very little dialogue and a straight-forward plot that is pretty predictable. And having such a slow pace really does the movie in. It isn't terrible but it left a lot more to be desired.… Expand

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bataguilaJun 18, 2019

Sientes el frio, realmente el actor esta comprometido, el problema no tiene guion, ni accion novedosa, todo ya esta visto.

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