Skrapp út (2008)

Director:

Sólveig Anspach

Writers:

Sólveig Anspach (writer)
Jean-Luc Gaget (writer)

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (Iceland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Didda Jónsdóttir	...	Anna
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julien Cottereau
Joy Doyle
Erpur Eyvindarson	...	Rapper
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Jörundur Ragnarsson
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

Also Known As:

Back Soon (International: English title)

Runtime:

Argentina:92 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Iceland | France

Language:

Icelandic

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Ex Nihilo

Feelgood comedy that feels overlong

It's a light comedy and the Icelandic landscapes are stunning. Both points have little connection, still why not put them together if they were going to shoot it there? For all those tourists that only go to the Blue Lagoon, it may be interesting but adds nothing to the comedy (more than that landscapes dissolve the warm feeling created by the ensemble cast).

All in all Back Soon lacks comedic twists and turns. It's a feel-good movie that relishes in its own thin storyline. It drags its feet more often than not, but on the whole the comic tone is fine and makes it an OK movie if you don't expect too much.