Critic Reviews

For those under the impression that Icelandic life consists solely of fishing and the hosting of international summits, this triangle of love, lust, and misunderstanding from director Baltasar Kormakur is a welcome treat.

Lola is played by veteran Spanish actress Victoria Abril, one of Pedro Almodovar's favorites, and though the character sounds familiar, Abril brings so much zest and enthusiasm to its creation that it feels original and makes the passion she inspires believable.

First-time director Baltasar Kormakur -- balances tones with a smooth, mature confidence.

A funny, touching, off-the-wall relationer that's one of the freshest helming debuts in world cinema this year.

In spirit, 101 Reykjavík is so Almodóvar that it could melt the polar icecap.

Accurately described as an Icelandic version of Pedro Almodovar's gender-bending black comedies -- but it's also reminiscent of early Woody Allen movies.

A wonderful, cockeyed sex comedy.

While 101 Reykjavik has already been compared to "High Fidelity," with which it shares the notion of an emotionally immature male narrating a tale of his own failings, it's probably closer to something like "Spanking the Monkey," which took the Oedipal angle even further.

Feels as though it is not about much, but it is so well acted that the lassitude becomes a part of the atmosphere.

The tone of the film is in keeping with its most resounding image: Hilynur lying in the snow with a cigarette dangling from his mouth as the suicide note on his chest blows away in the wind as he wakes up.