Unlike other films about rafts that shipwreck in the middle of the ocean, nothing in this film is accidental. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 13, 2023

Somewhat akin to the similarly sea-bound Life of Pi, Kon-Tiki's visual splendor stems from the film's painterly art direction and lush cinematography.

| Sep 9, 2021

This polite, stony-faced dramatisation of the voyage is pretty much Life of Pi without the stowaway tiger or the groovy 3D visuals, but with the same amount of sharks and storms.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 22, 2020

Although the film is replete with suspense, it's often at its best when playing the characters on the raft off one another.

| Mar 25, 2020

It's a well-made film, but ultimately a forgettable one.

| Original Score: 6.6/10 | Jun 29, 2019

Kon-Tiki lives up to the expectation of this rare pedigree.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 31, 2019

In only ever managing to skim the surface, the spirit of their crusade is never really evoked. What's left is ultimately a handsome, and at times heart-stopping voyage that never lives up to its classic forebears.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 3, 2019

The film does excellent work captivating the audience with nothing but five men on open waters. It manages to express and capture enough variety to leave the audience wanting for nothing when they leave the theatre.

| Oct 24, 2018

Amid all the fun, shark fights and unquestionable natural beauty, ultimately this is a film about self-belief and a yearning to get back to basics, so its message still rings true, and chimes with inspiration.

| Oct 30, 2017

Kon-Tiki sinks itself well before its journey is finished.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 4, 2017

A mix between drama and adventure that occasionally works, but that in general is far from expressing in depth the greatness of the real story that adapts. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 5, 2017

Thrilling adaptation of classic book has lots of peril.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 9, 2017

While requiring little effort to get immersed in this tale, such is the strength of this compelling story - if there is one thing to take away from proceedings, it's that it is worth catching this in its original, more authentic form.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2014

Directors Joachim Rnning and Espen Sandberg certainly seize the opportunity to deliver a spirited high seas adventure, taking some creative liberties along the way, but remaining true to the spirit of the times and the participants.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 22, 2014

Considering we all know the outcome, the levels of tension remain impressive, while an atmosphere of melancholy tempers even the most triumphant moments.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2014

It is beautifully shot and has the same fierce intelligence about it that you find in its producer's other epic "quest" movies.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 19, 2014

The wacky, amateurish derring-do of the six-man crew, led by the lanky, floppy haired Pl Sverre Valheim Hagen as the ethnographer Heyerdahl, is astounding.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 19, 2014

While this ambitious Norwegian historical adventure sometimes dips into melodrama, it's a riveting, fascinating true story about passion and tenacity.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 19, 2014

Enjoyable but not as exciting as it should be.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 19, 2014

The inspiring story of Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition makes for an exciting, if slightly old fashioned, maritime adventure movie.

| Dec 19, 2014