Mads Mikkelsen deliver the best performance of his career; It's broad stuff, and well-trod terrain for a movie that takes place in uncharted territory, but it cuts straight to the difference between endurance and survival
Joe Penna's debut about a pilot stranded in the wilderness is a gripping ordeal with a yowlingly intense turn from its star; a terrific, ruddy-cheeked performance from Mads Mikkelsen
Arctic is elegantly shot, crisp and unfussy, and seamless in its near-invisible use of digital effects, creating a persuasive you-are-there feeling that's rare in these days of flashy CG thrills