Against the Ice

Directed by Peter Flinth, the movie is like a Jack London novel set in 1910.

Dogs, polar travel, nature and people.

Although Peter Flinth has many films, this one is a masterpiece.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Derrick both starred and wrote the script.

Charles Dance is the surprise name of the movie.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau deserves all my respect.

Visual and sound engineering is very good.

The movie is a very good choice, especially for those who like Jack London-style novels.

A solid icy wilderness adventure film, based on a true story about a Danish expedition to discover the extent of Greenland. It's not quite up there with Mads Mikkelsen's ARCTIC but it's nonetheless an enduring and very well made production, with a good eye for detail throughout and fine performances from the two leads.

Incredible story, but I think I would die of absolute boredom. That is a long time to be stuck on a desolate frozen piece of land.

As for how that story was portrayed on film. Very much so-so. They still did it justice and all, but it honestly just seemed void of any real tension. The cinematography is pretty decent, but asides from that there's nothing that really stands out.

If you enjoy survival movies, or the arctic like I do than it's alright, but if you don't it's sure to be a bore.

'Arctic' with Mads Mikkelsen was better.

It's not an "easy" watch which probably explains most of the low ratings. Ignore them. Watch a well made film with real characters experiencing overwhelming hardships to an ending that . . .

Watch it.

I'm usually fairly stingy when giving my star ratings, so my 7 star rating here is meant as a high rating when coming from me. I felt the events were mostly realistically portrayed which I appreciated since it's based on a true story. I think Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has a characteristic of likability that makes you root for him even if the characters he plays might normally be hard to side with (similar to Bryan Cranston), and that's helpful in this case. If you like exploration and survival stories this is definitely worth watching.