Northmen: A Viking Saga

Name: Northmen: A Viking Saga
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: July 31, 2015
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 50

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Northmen: A Viking Saga

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Anchor Bay Entertainment | Release Date: July 31, 2015

Summary: In the ninth century, a group of Vikings set sail for Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the northern part of the island. But a storm smashes the ship to pieces on the rocks off the coast of Scotland, the only part of Britain without any Viking settlements. Soon thereafter, the daughter of the Scottish King falls into theirIn the ninth century, a group of Vikings set sail for Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the northern part of the island. But a storm smashes the ship to pieces on the rocks off the coast of Scotland, the only part of Britain without any Viking settlements. Soon thereafter, the daughter of the Scottish King falls into their hands and the Vikings see this as an opportunity to demand a large ransom. The King immediately sets his 'wolfpack' — a group of mercenaries well known for their savagery — on the Vikings. The Northmen with their hostage now have to force their way through the rough highlands, where they meet the brave and mysterious Christian monk Conall (Ryan Kwanten). Having the wolfpack close on their heels, a desperate race against time begins. [Anchor Bay Entertainment]… Expand

Director: Claudio Fäh

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Village Voice - Alan Scherstuhl

Aug 4, 2015

The battles, occurring every fifteen minutes or so, are brisk and bloody, but in them Northmen leaps too quickly from image to image, sometimes not giving us time to make sense of the mayhem. But the chases, and the Jacksonian sense of an epic journey across a time-lost landscape, will please devotees of the genre, and the flourishes are grand. Read full review

Variety - Dennis Harvey

Aug 4, 2015

The cast is earnestly committed, and if there are a few too many hokey last-second rescues from certain doom, Northmen nevertheless rarely risks curdling into camp. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Martin Tsai

Jul 30, 2015

Northmen: A Viking Saga uses a relatively smaller scale to its advantage. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck

Jul 30, 2015

Lavishly staged and beautifully photographed, Northmen—A Viking Saga features enough energetic sword clanging to satisfy its target audience. Read full review

Movie Nation - Roger Moore

Jul 30, 2015

The fights are Old Hollywood meets New Bloodbath — corny and carnage-filled. The whole saga seems pre-ordained, pre-packaged and pretty boring, entirely too predictable to come off. Read full review

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quincytheodore

Aug 5, 2015

Pretty high production for less than stellar excursion. For a medieval fantasy flick, Northmen does look the part. It has fine cinematography and quite gory battle as the characters literally spend bulk of the movie running and fighting in nice vistas. They, however, lack the appeal orPretty high production for less than stellar excursion. For a medieval fantasy flick, Northmen does look the part. It has fine cinematography and quite gory battle as the characters literally spend bulk of the movie running and fighting in nice vistas. They, however, lack the appeal or novelty to set up a grand tale it's meant to be, making the tour into foreign land a loud yet bland one.

Story revolves around a group of Vikings, or Northmen, as they journey through unfamiliar territory. The group has internal strife and ambition for riches, but none of their story is fully fleshed out. The motives or back stories, even for the antagonist role, are often glossed over. Furthermore, the movie introduces many typical characters such lost princess and the enigmatic priest, each with their own equally monotonous issue.

With stack of characters, it's unfortunate that none of them is actually interesting. The actors work with passable acting, but the script is basically told while they are in constant running. It buries the story as they roar and slash their way through. When the supposed dramatic scenes play out, chances are audience wouldn't be invested on these characters.

It does possess good visual, camera work and design. There are set pieces that offer decent skirmish, both in daylight or night time. Credit when credit is due, most movies with fantasy theme often become blurry as the fight continues after dawn, but Northmen gives good graphic and lighting even in these instances. Action is presentable as well, bit crude at times, but fits the theme nonetheless.

As an action movie, it benefits from above average presentation, however the story doesn't venture beyond the realm of mediocrity.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2017

Entertaining and well done, the film has flaws, but these do not completely hinder the final result, which is quite entertaining. I applaud the effort and the truth I recommend it because I enjoy it.

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