Arctic (2018)
Directed by Joe Penna
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
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When, early on, he turns and says, "See you tomorrow," I figured Penna was about to go Wilson on us, giving Overgård a companion like Tom Hanks' volleyball in Cast Away.
That is a refreshing choice from films such as “Cast Away” and “Gravity” in which the characters talk incessantly and mindlessly to themselves.
First time feature director Joe Penna lets Mikkelsen’s Overgard tell us his story and being in this predicament without flashbacks or inane “Cast Away” narration or “Martian” chatter.
Unlike Tom Hank’s protagonist in Robert Zemeckis’ “Cast Away” (2000), we know nothing of Overgard’s personal life.
The premise of Arctic reminds us of any number survivor stories and films: Tom Hanks in Cast Away , James Franco in 127 Hours , Robert Redford in All is Lost , perhaps even Sandra Bullock in Gravity .
Overgård doesn’t bang on about his troubles, like Tom Hanks laying on exposition to Wilson the volleyball in Cast Away .
We see he is methodical, able to improvise, “working the problem” as “The Martian” would put it.
Filmed in Iceland over 19 days, director Joe Penna and co-writer Ryan Morrison originally set the story on Mars, rewriting it for a real-world scenario after the success of Ridley Scott’s The Martian .
Overgård seems to be a capable enough fellow, if not quite up to the level of Matt Damon in The Martian .