Susan Stark calls the film "magnificently atmospheric," and hails the casting of Julia Ormond in the title role as a "triumph." Includes rating.

John Hartl finds Julia Ormond just right as the icy Smilla, but admits the film as a whole feels like an Ingmar Bergman meets James Bond hybrid.

Chicago Sun-Times film critic insists that the "goofy" plot is irrelevant to the movie's atmospheric power. Includes ratings.

Find a plot synopsis, a review, and instances of profanity, violence, sex, and substance abuse. Includes an evaluation.

Rita Kempley characterizes director Bille August's deliberate pacing of author Peter Hoeg's novel as glacial. Includes MPAA rating.

Read a synopsis and a review of this companion piece to the novel, which is a scrapbook about the film production. Includes price.