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101 Reykjav�k (2001)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 5

A funny, offbeat romantic comedy about an unlikely tryst with the beautiful Icelandic landscape as a backdrop.

Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1

A funny, offbeat romantic comedy about an unlikely tryst with the beautiful Icelandic landscape as a backdrop.

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A slacker finds himself dealing with girl trouble he never knew existed in this offbeat comedy set in Iceland. Hlynur (Hilmir Sn�r Gudnason) is a 28-year-old layabout who lives with his mother, Berglind (Hanna Mar�a Karlsd�ttir), in a run-down section of Reykjav�k. Though he doesn't have a job, Hlynur makes enough off the dole to spend his evenings drinking beer, and has a girlfriend, Hofi (Thr�dur Vilhj�lmd�ttir), who regards his lack of ambition with a mildly annoyed tolerance. Berglind

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Baltasar Korm�kur

Written By: Baltasar Korm�kur

In Theaters: Jan 19, 2001 Limited

On DVD: Apr 15, 2003

Menemsha

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Critic Reviews for 101 Reykjav�k

All Critics (52) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (5) | DVD (4)

A times as flatly deadpan as Hylner, at others as passionately eccentric as Abril's Lola, 101 Reykjavik is at least dedicatedly unexpected.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

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Imagine, if you dare, Ingmar Bergman as a consummate slacker with a wicked sense of pop humour.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

There's something juicily amusing about the nonjudgmental way Kormakur views his characters.

November 24, 2001 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Top Critic

Gudnason makes a delightful anti-hero, Abril is a kick in the pants and the snowy locations are nicely integrated.

September 28, 2001 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Edward Guthmann

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

In spirit, 101 Reykjav�k is so Almod�var that it could melt the polar icecap.

September 4, 2001 Comment

Kevin Maynard

Mr. Showbiz

Top Critic

For non-Icelandic viewers, 101 Reykjavik is ... of interest for the beautifully photographed glimpse, eccentric though it may be, into life in that little-known country.

August 24, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

A tightly packed little snowball of a comedy that picks up steam as it rolls along.

December 1, 2003 Comment

Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Everything about this Icelandic sitcom comedy seemed off kilter.

April 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a strange and distant tale that would only appear on Jerry Springer in America but comes off as quirky and cute when presented from the cold Nordic perspective.

April 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

A film that's as outlandish as it is entertaining.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

Fails because it's nearly impossible to care about the main character.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

Kormakur ... balances tones with a smooth, mature confidence.

September 30, 2002 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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F.X. Feeney

L.A. Weekly

Culture clashes, gender roles and political correctnesses all get their moment in this droll winner.

May 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Oregonian

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Marc Mohan

Oregonian

...there is more intelligence and humor in this 93-minute diamond-in-the-rough than in 10 American coming-of-age flicks.

April 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

funny, sexy, and utterly moored in its distinctive landscape

April 14, 2002 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

As a tour through the messy lifestyles of the young and the wasted in Europe's most remote yet hippest capital, it's entertaining and often hilarious.

March 24, 2002 Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY

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Jason Anderson

eye WEEKLY

Hilmer Snaer Gudnason makes Hylner ... weirdly sweet and appealing, and as for the rest of the cast, well, we've yet to see a movie that was not vastly improved by the presence of Victoria Abril.

March 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

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