This Scandinavian evocation of Spielberg provides modest, but genuine pleasures. The story of an archaeologist (Kon-Tiki star Pål Sverre Hagen) who travels with his family to northernmost Norway to unravel a mystery of Norse mythology, the film is two-thirds Indiana Jones-style treasure hunt, one-third old-school creature feature. It is light and playful without becoming overtly campy. The pace is relaxed, but involving, and the sweeping landscape photography is often extraordinary. The picture's charm is illustrated by a second-act set piece in which the characters must traverse a treacherous body of water via zip-line. The sequence is hardly revelatory in either scope or content, but point A and point B are clear, the sense of menace beneath the water's surface is palpable, and we are fairly invested in the sympathetic, if broadly drawn characters. A job done simply and well.

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