Boston Herald

Mads Mikkelsen returns to his roots in ‘The Promised Land’

For the earthy, gritty and grimy “The Promised Land,” Denmark’s internationally heralded native son Mads Mikkelsen triumphs on this trip back to his Danish roots. A true story, Mikkelsen’s Captain ...
collider

'The Promised Land' Sneak Peek — Mads Mikkelsen Is Lured Into a Trap

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...
The Washington Post

‘The Promised Land’: A portrait of human will, with gravitas

Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of Ida Jessen’s novel looks terrific but loses its footing Mads Mikkelsen brings singular, unsmiling focus to his portrayal of a Danish pioneer in “The Promised Land,” a ...
Los Angeles Times

In Denmark’s ‘The Promised Land,’ the virtues of an old-school western still blaze

Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land” is aptly titled. Adapted from the 2020 novel “The Captain and Ann Barbara,” by Ida Jessen, the land itself — the untamed heath of Jutland, the peninsula that makes ...