Tyreece Hulme
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Asad Almond
A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Christophe
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Isbel
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
SnoopyStyle
Theo is an Inuit from the Arctic. The elders have a nightmarish dream of the angry sun. They send Theo to deliver their message to the elders of the south. He arrives in NYC clueless to the modern world. He is befriended by homeless Bruce Lee fangirl Chloe (Dakota Johnson) and her circle of friends. They go to the UN but are taken to jail. They find an ally in Monica (Mira Sorvino).This is one odd indie. I'm sure its heart is in the right place. The central environmental message is important but I fear the unrealism only detracts from it. Dakota Johnson is homeless like a billionaire is poor. The quirky humor is ill-fitting. At times, it's really heavy handed which also detracts from the central message. It's too bad because Theo is a really compelling character. A better writer could bring about a better message movie. This has too many awkward moments.
BigLaxFan94
I liked how this film had 2 people from different worlds coming together to fight environmental corruption. It was like destiny in motion when the Inuit man felt the need to travel down to NYC and met up with the lady. It just so happened from pure luck that certain things were exposed to both individuals that came from the evil corporations who were hell bent on further destroying the lands and resources we all take for granted. Although there was really nothing either of them could literally stop the bad guys from further polluting and abusing the lands, air, water and natural resources, they did their best to expose the truth to the surrounding non-stop and clueless New Yorkers who only cared about what their daily cup of Joe about which celebrities were seeing who, who was getting hitched with who, who was breaking up etc. The last thing on the average New Yorker's mind was the environment and how it had to be saved from further destruction. Anyways... this film earns a 7 out of 10.
TxMike
I found this small movie on Netflix streaming. It is a simple fictional story that had its roots in a real story a few years earlier. The premise is that an Inuit man, Theo, understands that the world is changing for the worse, because of man's pursuit of unhealthy consumerism above all, and he wants to travel 'south' to talk to the 'elders' about doing something before it is too late.Theo Ikummaq, real Inuit who actually works in conservation, is Theo. He shows up in New York without much preparation for what he will encounter there, however he is well-educated and speaks English.In a chance encounter homeless girl Dakota Johnson as Chloe rescues him and introduces Theo to her fellow homeless 'family.' They become sympathetic to Theo's message and cause and finally realize, the only place he might reach lots of 'elders' of various countries is at the UN. But that gets them into a bit of trouble which they escape with the help of wealthy doctor, Mira Sorvino as Monica.She only goes by Monica but in a scene where cops show her the business card they used to track them down it said 'Monica Ord', who is a real person and one of the producers of the movie. Ms Ord is an entrepreneur and consultant who had spent nearly two decades in the life sciences industry, helping develop promising therapies for HIV/AIDS and other immunological deficiency disorders.Another producer is the wealthy tycoon Richard Branson.If you judge the movie strictly against better fictional movies then it doesn't fare very well. The writing, acting, sound etc are not up to better movie standards. But if you look at it for the message it contains, the excessive consumerism most of us know vs the simple lives of remote indigenous peoples, like the Inuit, then it is a worthwhile commentary on the dangerous direction we are steering our world into.SPOILERS: In the end Theo was not able to get an audience with the UN, and in an ironic conclusion, Monica gave him a new pair of casual athletic shoes to wear around New York but two thugs accosted him, stabbed him to get his shoes, and he died.
Reno Rangan
An independent film about a man from the Arctic who is sent by his elders to the New York City to seek a permanent solution they are facing due to the assault on the nature by the southern people. I have heard it was based on the real, but for the lack of source I can't confirm how much true it is. For the voices over the global warming and considering recently concluded 'climate change conference' in Paris, I thought giving it a try would uplift my spirit on this matter.Definitely a good idea for a film, a serious theme, even though it did not turn out to be as I hoped for, had a little fun watching it. A short film, not even exceeded the 80 minute mark. Since it was a low profile flick, there's no big casting or the grand spending for making it, but merely an alright film. It was dull in parts due to the stretch, otherwise could have made it a fantastic short film. And a bit it looks like a cross of documentary and feature film in the narration part."Life is so full of difficulties. But in my homeland, our sense of family bond us together. Like a warm coat against the cold wind."What I think about the movie is, it was not bad, as well as brilliant. Very predictable, especially the end went as I expected, that's sad. But a couple of scenes in the entire film were somewhat out of the ordinary. More like it was for the children that deals on the global warming, but for the adults and their matured minds, it kind of fails to convince due to a shortfall of exploration on the subject.You know it only brought the serious topic on-board, but the intention was not given to explain it, or discuss them. So I feel it missed the great opportunity to open up on the debate and spread the message as what a theme like this supposed to do.After this I've watched a couple of other movies, but this will be the last review I'm writing on this blog for this year (2015). As a movie fanatic, I had another wonderful year and plenty of excellent films as well as so many bad ones. Finally, I wish all the WCA readers a very happy new year 2016. I'm hoping for another successful year ahead and try to keep the WCA alive utmost.6.5/10