SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros
(Fox Searchlight) Directed by Bille August Written by Ann Biderman, based on the novel by Peter Hoeg Cast Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Robert Loggia, Jim Broadbent, Vanessa Redgrave MPAA Rating "R" (presumably for violence and profanity) Running Time 115 minutes Reviewed at The Colony Theatre, Raleigh, NC (04APR97)
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SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW is an international thriller with a sci-fi twist. And, though that twist may be difficult for some folks to warm up to, all the other essential ingredients are here to make a mystery nifty: a tough-as-nails heroine (Julia Ormond, who, even as an ice queen, is still the Most Beautiful Woman in the World), a shady sup- porting character-turned-love interest (Gabriel Byrne), a child in peril (albeit, with distress shown in flashback), and the ever-extending tentacles of a big, bad corporation. Great location work, too, in both Denmark and Greenland. SMILLA is a bit butt-numbing toward the end, but who won't be taken back a double decade by the sight of Richard Harris out on an ice flow? Anyone up for an ORCA revival?
Grade: B
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