Hilynur serves as a likable antihero.
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02/03/02
101 Reykjavik (2001)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:41
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A funny, offbeat romantic comedy about an unlikely tryst with the beautiful Icelandic landscape as a backdrop.
Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Baltasar Kormakur's 101 REYKJAVIK is a crowd-pleasing comedy that gleefully takes the concept of "family dysfunction" to an outrageous new level. Hlynur (Hilmer Snaer Gudnason), an unmotivated... [More]
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Reviews for 101 Reykjavik
As an offbeat character study, it's a curiosity well worth checking out.
06/04/01
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04/27/02
There's something juicily amusing about the nonjudgmental way Kormakur views his characters.
11/24/01
Top CriticA fascinating and sexy performance from Spanish actress Victoria Abril as Lola.
07/27/01
Far too minor for me to bother with any loud complaints, and it definitely has enough material for sugar-puff entertainment.
10/01/01
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10/16/01
A moderately amusing chronicle of one man's fight for his right to lethargy.
07/07/01
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08/12/05
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11/27/01
Life in Iceland never looked so bland and swingin' at the same time.
04/26/01
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.
03/24/02
A fresh alternative to overrated blockbusters.
08/27/01
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12/06/05
A film that's as outlandish as it is entertaining.
12/08/02
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.
04/17/03
Imagine, if you dare, Ingmar Bergman as a consummate slacker with a wicked sense of pop humour.
03/22/02
Doesn't feel like 'foreign film' homework.
08/29/01
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.
03/23/02
Kormakur ... balances tones with a smooth, mature confidence.
09/30/02
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