ICEMAN is a modern variant on that old '80s sub-genre of prehistoric adventure that did away with dialogue to concentrate on stories told by action and adventure alone. QUEST FOR FIRE was the most famous of these movies, but the genre also spawned such oddities as the Italian gore flick MASTER OF THE WORLD. ICEMAN, a European production shot in Italy, doesn't skimp on the violence either, essentially telling a revenge story about a stone age man whose settlement is attacked with many deaths; he survives and essentially seeks vengeance over the course of the running time. It's a nice looking film in terms of cinematography, although the direction leans towards pedestrianism at times and the performances are nothing special. Still, it's nice to see a film that takes historical accuracy a bit more seriously than most, even if the small scale drama turns out to be oddly unaffecting.
Review of Iceman
