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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergErlingsson’s genius lies in how he puts it all together with such witty intelligence, arranging beautifully shot picaresque episodes around a central figure who lives the ideals of the heroes she has hanging on her wall, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.
- 90TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondWoman at War is a beautiful hoot.
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApproaching weighty themes with a very light touch, Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War is an environmental drama wrapped in whimsical comedy and tied with a bow of midlife soul-searching.
- 88The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerFilmmaker Erlingsson has an eye for detail, a flair for the absurd – a sousaphone-based trio pops up here and there – and a deft touch with social commentary and political satire.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThere are a few standout scenes in War's closing reels, as well as a few cleverly executed twists, yet Erlingsson doesn't let them undercut the movie's emotional sway.
- 80Screen DailyWendy IdeScreen DailyWendy IdeCarried by a magnetic performance from Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir in a dual role (she plays both Halla and her identical twin sister Asa), Benedikt Erlingsson’s enjoyable follow up to Of Horses And Men is elevated by wryly idiosyncratic flourishes in its execution.
- 75The PlaylistLena WilsonThe PlaylistLena WilsonAs surely as a hiker extending her arms in the middle of an undulating lava field, Iceland has arrived, with a startling movie that’s every bit as idiosyncratic, homely, and dynamic as its country of origin.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreErlingsson takes a fairly cut-and-dried caper comedy and tosses twist after twist into it, letting Woman at War surprise us just as often as it repeats a running gag (the poor, cursing bicycle-camping Spaniard).
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIt balances its various modes so carefully and efficiently that it achieves a graceful unity, if a strange one at that.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is an attractive and sympathetic performance from Geirharðsdóttir as Halla.