Hamarinn

Think "The Killing" substitute enverimentel issues for politics, add a touch of the supernatural, and you have "Hammarin", a 4 part drama from iceland. It all works very well. The acting is excellent.

Is it murder or accident? Is it ball lightning? Or is it an supernatural phenomenon? Is the conflict metaphysical versus physical? supernatural versus natural? industrial versus environmental? Is the main plot man versus nature, man versus man, or man versus himself? Good grief. Can't decide what it wants to be. Can't even decide what height its cliff face is! Are the birds the same size as the humans? Where is the actual path up the side to the top? I watched it all...don't mind using subtitles...enjoyed seeing topography other than Southern California/Hollywood. Acting was acceptable, but overall, the direction seemed clumsy and the plot never coalesced sufficiently to reach a satisfying conclusion. Very disappointed.

One of my favorite things about the increasing number of Icelandic shows shown in the US is the role the country's exotic and sometimes moonscape-like landscape is prominently featured. Everything about Iceland is unique. Compared to phenomenal series' like Trapped, or even The Valhalla Murders and Case, this is somewhat mediocre, basically the storyline is just not that intriguing, Even though season one is 4 episodes I felt it dragged and could have easily been concluded in 2 episodes , or maybe 3 tops.

This movie from Iceland is not as edgy as other types of Nordic Noir movies. The script is a little childish and confusing, and while the acting is good, the dialog is not. As is common with many Scandinavian movies, everything has to be neatly wrapped up in the end and no one really gets hurt too badly. Any murder that's committed seems to have some moral or "good" reason. This movie, although it has an environmental message, is nowhere as preachy as those from Sweden and especially Norway!

Does anyone know if there was a series three made? This is an excellent series and number two ended like there would be more.