One can imagine Richard Harris or Charlton Heston in the role, but without any star power, Vogel does quite nicely.

"Iceman" is almost like something unearthed itself: a recognizable B western sharpened as much by its glints of psychology as by its kinetic savagery.

We can... easily follow the unsubtitled narrative. Less clear is why the German filmmaker Felix Randau would have the imaginative idea of reconstructing the possible final days of Europe's best-preserved mummy, only to give him such a basic plot.

An immersive and entertaining act of cinematic speculation, albeit limited by its simplistic plotting.