101 Reykjavík

Viděno během Challenge Tour 2015: 30 dní se světovou kinematografií. Film číslo 3 - Island. První zklamání během Tour se dostavilo poměrně brzy. Ujetý film s nesympatickým hlavním hrdinou, jenž tápe ve svém životě, především v jeho milostné složce. Nudil jsem se docela dost, vtipné si vybavím snad jen dvě hlášky. Aspoň, že na tu Victorii Abril se příjemně dívá. Kormákur mě více oslovuje se svými krimi a akčňáky, ale beru to tak, že každý nějak musí začínat a jako debut to zase vyložený propadák není. (05.04.2015)

“A family dinner or a funeral… better the funeral, there would at least be one idiot less.” A remarkable Icelandic comedy that fascinated me mainly by how often it managed to surprise me, although after a few minutes I thought that it could no longer do it, that I was ready for everything ... A very likeable and incorrect flick. (11.02.2012)

I found Hlynur, the main "hero," so extremely unlikable that I started wishing his face would get hit by a shovel real hard about seven minutes into the film. The story had a touch of drama, and every now and then I detected a hint of black humor, but there just wasn’t enough of it to have any effect on my rating. In fact, the film slightly bored me most of the time and allowed my thoughts to wander. And I don’t want that to happen, as they might not all come back to me. When a film can’t get my full attention or loses it in the process, it's not a good sign. It means that I'm either not the target audience or that it's just not any good. Either way, I didn't have much fun today. / Lesson learned: Alcoholics Anonymous sure have it tough in Iceland. (24.09.2022)