Baltasar Kormákur

Dialogue sparkles With warmth worth remembering

Nobody could accuse Icelandic filmmaker Baltazar Kormakur of being typecast. From his breakout 2000 Icelandic romcom 101 Reykjavik through to US action thriller Contraband with Mark Wahlberg; buddy cop action

… a competent piece of entertainment that is best consumed by not overthinking what’s going on … despite its flaws, it’s a magnificent looking movie and a big screen adventure.

Idris Elba doesn’t beat around the bush when he talks about fighting off a ferocious lion in Baltasar Kormákur’s action thriller, Beast.