this is more akin to a prime-time Netflix drama set in the snow. I would suggest however, if you can get past all these obvious groans and gripes it's worth a watch, but don't expect a classic of the genre like The Odessa File, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Marathon Man. ![]() Brit actor Jack Fox (from the Fox acting dynasty) is especially bad as a bumbling professor come sidekick, while the sadistic pencil-loving female CIA agent is downright laughable. Plus points are the stunning widescreen vistas, good pacing and some reasonable action sequences, but these are outweighed by a clunky screenplay, lack of chemistry between the two leads and the aforementioned wooden acting. It even audaciously sets itself up for a sequel in an unneccesary tagged-on ending. Indeed, the film plays out more like a terrestrial tv show than a big screen movie. However the low event feel, wooden cast and annoying crossover of Icelandic and English dialogue ultimately ruins it. The premise of a mysteriously long missing WW2 Nazi plane and its clandestine mission re-discovered in Iceland (thanks to global warming) is a damn good one. ![]() If ever there was a 'foreign' film crying out for a Hollywood remake with a big director, star names and a decent budget, 'Operation Napoleon' is it. Also credit to Redunded for helping with the kill all Games: Murder mystery 2, no scope arcade, westbound, cs prison life, the wild west, the labyrinth, bedwars, evry bordr gam evr 25.
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