Review of Iceman (2017) by Darryl S — 24 Jul 2012
No doubt this film plays more as a sci-fi than a real-life drama. Nonetheless, going-with-the-flow of its storyline, this drama is amazing! The performance of John ("The Last Emperor") Lone as the title character is worth every second of this film by Australian director, Fred Schepisi (pron.
"Skeep-see") -- he is simply astounding. (When I saw this back in '84, I had absolutely no clue that Mr. Lone was an Asian-American actor -- of course, he was under heavy make-up as a "caveman.
") The storyline is fairly predictable, although it's done with such skill. Timothy Hutton and Lindsay Crouse (one of my favorite actresses) are terrific as the empathetic scientists. The final shot of the falling Iceman is mystical and poetic.
It has a very similar ethereal feel to the final scene of Ang Lee's masterpiece, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.".
This review of Iceman (2017) was written by Darryl S on 24 Jul 2012.
Iceman has generally received mixed reviews.
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