Arctic Void – Movie Review
First Reaction – Arctic Void has an interesting mystery but takes too long to unfold the truth.
Director: Darren Mann
Writer: Darren Mann, Jay Kirk, William Paul Jones, Michael Weaver (Screenplay)
Cast
- Michael Weaver (The Greatest Game Ever Played)
- Tim Griffin (The Bourne Supremacy)
- Justin Huen (Angels of Death)
- Rune Temte (Captain Marvel)
- Sarah Alles
Plot: When the power mysteriously fails and almost everyone disappears from a tourist ship in the Arctic, fear becomes the master for the three who remain. Forced ashore, the men deteriorate in body and mind until a dark truth emerges.
Runtime: 1 Hour 26 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Arctic Void starts when a filmmaking friends group, Ray (Weave), Alan (Griffin) and Sean (Huen) take a trip to a Norwegian town. However, on the tourist ship they are on, everyone suddenly vanishes.
The friends find a small town where they look for help. However, they only find it empty and they must uncover what has happened. It leads them down a dangerous path with unknown threats putting them lives at risk as they learn more about themselves.
Verdict on Arctic Void
Recap
The movie follows three filmmaking friends whose trip to the Arctic Circle takes an unexpected twist. The boat they travel on suddenly becomes abandoned, and they seem to be the only humans around. They search for answers from both inside themselves and outside the place they have become stranded in.
Best Parts
The mystery created is fascinating to see unfold. It creates an amazing sense if isolation and uncertainty around the location they are trapped in. There is also a play into how friends can get caught up in not knowing everything about each other too.
Worst Parts
It does hold too much back too early and when we get a shock moment, we focus more on the reaction of the character than seeing what happened. It is a big moment, but doesn’t do enough to make things feel important to the bigger picture.
Final Thoughts –Arctic Void has an interesting mystery to unpack.
