Cold Fever

Hirata (Masatoshie Nagase - \"Mystery Train,\" \"The Hidden Blade\") is a typical Japanese white collar \"Salaryman\" who wants nothing more from his valuable vacation time than to go golfing in Hawaii. But when his grandfather reminds him of his duty to honor the memory of his late parents, Hirata's destination changes from tropical paradise to the frozen climes of Iceland in the winter. There in begins a wonderful, magical and spiritual tale of travel and personal growth for our h

I must say this was a very disappointing film. The intro was very promising and then just downhill. I found this movie on a site which compared the director to Jim Jarmusch. While I can see some parallels, this fill is really not dead pan but more of a feel good mystery train. The scenes of Iceland were interesting and it had its moments but on the whole it could have been a lot more interesting.