A film of wry, black humor and small moments...whose ominous ending combines the mythic and the everyday, leaving an unsettling ambiguity and many questions.
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04/04/04
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Noi (2004)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:45
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A darkly humorous, quirky coming-of-age film, enhanced by its Icelandic setting.
Theatrical Release:Mar 19, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: In a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs... [More]
Starring: Tomas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdottir, Anna Fridriksdottir
Director: Dagur Kari
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Reviews for Noi
Proceeds at a, no pun intended, glacial pace ... but the film is possessed of something more important: a bone-weary honesty at the travails of being young, different, and stuck somewhere you don't want to be.
05/09/04
Has the deadpan, melancholic tone that brings to mind the poker-faced entertainment of Finland's Aki Kaurismäki.
11/18/03
Who knew a movie in a setting so cold could be so warm? Read on->
04/14/04
The film is so recessive that at times it threatens to disappear into itself, but director Kari saves it with delicious images of absurdity and entrapment.
04/23/04
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05/05/04
This crowd-pleasing tale of growing pains is a work of undeniable charm and unexpected gravity, endowed with an offbeat sense of humor that will appeal to fans of Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaki.
03/18/04
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08/27/03
Quirky, heartfelt acting makes this a superior entry in the perennial teenage-misfit genre.
03/18/04
Begins as a standard quirky, indie coming-of-age film, but slowly -- like melting ice -- turns into something more profound and genuinely touching.
05/26/06
Coming of age stories are often populated with teens who are alienated, but this teen really looks like a pale brother from another planet.
02/03/04
Holds the attention with imaginative detail and a veneer of deadpan humor, like thin ice over a sea of despair
01/12/05
As a drama, Nòi seems as cold as the icy land in which it takes place. But it still offers a glimpse into a rarely seen world, and more adventurous moviegoers will find it eye-opening.
04/29/04
Top CriticThe director is constantly playing off the bleakness -- as well as the beauty -- of the Icelandic surroundings.
05/21/04
A wry comment on coming of age and small-town life.
04/16/04
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12/30/06
Paced a bit too glacially for my taste, yet it's worth sitting through for its trick ending, a twist of events as ominous as the landscape.
03/17/04
Top CriticA quirky, amusing little film.
07/10/04
Here is an absurd black comedy that is not afraid to give us some insight into the often dark dealings of the teenage psyche.
03/07/05
A terrific picture crouched in the centre of a blasted Icelandic winter.
10/09/03
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