Half-baked in Alaska.

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2002)

Much like a pivotal scene in the movie, a superb cast are stranded in this well below average movie, seemingly fogbound by their own collective credibility. These are leaden characters, who act without motivation, in a film teeming with implausibilities and plot-holes. The unusual setting, used to such mesmerising effect in the Coen brothers' "Fargo", or Fincher's "Se7en", is merely a gimmick here that does nothing to hide the obvious shortfalls. Actually, the film owes much to Fincher's, atmospherically at least, and various scenes bring it to mind, most notably the chase through the fog, reminiscent of Brad Pitt's pursuit through the rain-drenched alleyways of "Se7en".
The film wants to be too much, and achieves very little, and, despite everything ending wrapped up in a neat little parcel, it's the sluggish direction that is the real let-down.