handsomely mounted and facilitated by polished visual effects, Espen Sandberg's film is often as chilly as the frozen tundra it depicts, but is worth persevering with if you're unfamiliar with the fascinating biographical details
"Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition", forgoes celebration, glorification, or hagiography for something more ambitious and complex; [the movie] gives us a sense of a great man, who left behind a legacy of great things and equally great burdens