AKA The Abyss.
Frigga, who tries to balance her risky job as a security manager in the Kiirunavaara Mine with her family life, has to fight for her life and the lives of her loved ones when her city starts collapsing into the mine.
Initially I felt like some of the guys might be overacting, but the emotions, man... they make the movie.
The special effects aren't amazing but they manage to make them surprisingly seamless, and the props are! The sinking ground. The sandbox. I wonder how they managed those scenes. What kind of equipment did they use...
I do feel like a lot of the characters meant to seem in shock - like the mother with the stroller, or Hampus outside the school - a few characters like that - overact. But not so much so it ruins the mood.
The main characters in particular do their job just perfectly, and in addition to it being a natural disaster movie it's also one that strongly focuses on family bonds. Which ain't bad.
I like the family - even the newcomer. I like him from the first moment he pops up! Is he just that likable a guy or did they really manage to give him a good first entrance...
The bonding feels natural - and appreciative. There are some comical moments - with a focus on female empowerment - the main lady's a strong-willed woman. And there are some claustrophobic ones too - as you'd expect from a movie of the sort.
In the end it feels like you see disappointingly little inside the mine, considering the theme. But you do see a lot of the town! The drone shots are beautiful. The fact that this all takes place in an Actual town, with actual issues, and actual dangers very much relevant to those here depicted, in a land that feels (feels? Is!) close to home... well it makes it all hit so much harder. I recognize the people, too. Not the individual ones specifically, but the types.
The soundtrack was good too, as were te sound effects. The lappish song was beautiful. The movie overall took me by surprise... gripping and wholesome, that's how I'd surmise it, even if some of the kids could use more acting lessons. Mika not though. She nailed it.
Also appreciate the intro glimpse in an actual, factual historical disaster mining disaster I did not know about! Dalarna, 1961... read up if you wish (may need to translate though): https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idkerberget
rated 4.5/5: almost awesome
