It is especially welcome, as political discourse seems irretrievably partisan to see this refreshing take on environmental activism, told with gentle humor and a nuanced take on work-life balance.

| Oct 26, 2021

Strikingly original and immensely entertaining.

| Mar 11, 2020

Full of heart and soul, Woman. at War is a triumphant and exciting film, and unlike anything you've seen before.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 11, 2019

A subversive romp that splendidly overturns action-movie cliches, putting a DIY twist on Mission: Impossible riffs, presenting its life-or-death struggles in thrillingly offbeat fashion.

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

A huge showcase for Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, who brings grit, determination, and quiet charisma to every scene. An engaging curiosity and an absolute joy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 3, 2019

There can be no doubt that Halla is one of the year's strongest, most inspirational heroes.

| May 3, 2019

This quirky Icelandic-language dramedy about an unassuming choir conductor from Reykjavik turned notorious eco-terrorist has a prodigious go-for-broke central performance from Halldora Geirharosdottir.

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

Woman at War takes a sidelong glance at what it means to look, sound and act like a fighter - one hellbent on serving the world's greater good.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 2, 2019

Hollywood would make it a thriller; Erlingsson keeps his politics as teasingly agnostic as his tone, his Icelandic landscape raw, strange, and like everywhere, defended by more Hallas all the time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 1, 2019

The dissonant comedy makes entertainment out of anxiety, but loses momentum because of it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2019

The film has a bone-dry sense of humour, though the quirk level is turned up just a fraction too high.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 29, 2019

All of this is very eccentric and most amusing, though Halla's environmental concerns are real enough. She's an intrepid eco-warrior and her story will resonate with many.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2019

Serious and comic at the same time, the immensely likable Icelandic film Woman at War is a human-scaled superhero story.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2019

There are wonderful twists and surprises along the way, none of which I will spoil here. Suffice it to say, Woman at War had me gripped and delighted all the way through.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 18, 2019

The droll absurdity of Nordic cinema acquires an eco-terrorism edge in Woman at War, a movie filled with dualities and one singular performance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2019

at War" exudes a puckish sense of humor even as it deals with dire matters.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2019

The director's admiration and affection for Halla is clear, as are his activist sympathies, and they are put across with a lightness and a mild absurdity that make for a warmer experience than the material suggests.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 7, 2019

It's a reflection of Erlingsson's confidence, both in his audience and his own filmmaking skills, that he leaves the final interpretation up to us.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 6, 2019

An artful fable that examines what it really means to save the world, Benedikt Erlingsson's "Woman at War" is the rarest of things: A crowd-pleaser about climate change.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 4, 2019

Whenever you start thinking that the movie is one thing or the other, Mr. Erlingsson switches tones blithely, keeping you wondering what the next development will be. The result isn't perfect, but it's joyously audacious.

| Mar 1, 2019