I liked this film. It was dark, moody, atmospheric and with a few effective jump scares. Unlike many films of this genre, this one was practically bloodless. The movie was well photographed, too, capturing the bleak and unforgiving landscape that is the northern frontier.My issue, and why I didn't rate it higher? You've seen everything in this film before. I couldn't help but notice there was cliche after cliche in this offering. Hell, this movie could've shot in rural New York, Washington, London and there wouldn't be any stylistic difference. I fear that I'll forget about this flick two days from now, and that's a bad thing. They tried, though. There is that.

Nordic noir is by far my favourite genre, so it happens to be the one i watch the most. And although i have like this movie, i only gave it 6 stars because for me the ending left me hanging (baduntSs). Good acting, good suspense, amazing location, and i really liked the time difference thing. However, How did Benni get into that green thing? was he kidnapped by someone? was he kidnapped by one of the love trio at the gas station? If kidnapping was not the case, was that the hardest game of hide and seek ever played? so what, Benni hid inside the boat when the trio was going to the island and then he hid himself inside that green thing just playing hide and seek? Because if so, the story gets weaker.

This could have been better but still it's a good story (not convincing enough though) with a few jump scares.

icelandic films arriving in the u.s. are usually pretty good. this is no exception. a ghost story and a mystery wrapped into one. a coroner tries to find out about the crosses cut into the body of a woman who has hanged herself. he is personally dealing with the disappearance of his son. a national story at the time. separately a trio of people are left on a remote island, where they are intending to turn an abandoned building into a b and b. there does not appear to be any connection between the two stories. there are clues to the puzzle, but you won't know about them until it's too late. stick with it. you won't be disappointed.