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- 2022
- R
- Focus Features
- 2 h 17 m
- 2022
- R
- Focus Features
- 2 h 17 m
Summary From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.
Directed By: Robert Eggers
Written By: Sjón, Robert Eggers
- 2022
- R
- Focus Features
- 2 h 17 m
- 2022
- R
- Focus Features
- 2 h 17 m
The Northman
7.2
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Summary From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.
Directed By: Robert Eggers
Written By: Sjón, Robert Eggers
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
17% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
17% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It is a wild and trippy ride that mixes “reality,” with sequences that dip into the mystical world of the Vikings, and back out again. It’s also meticulously made, with an attention to detail as close to actual 10th century Viking life as is possible.
It’s a film with fingerprints all over it; one that has been crafted rather than manufactured, and rewatches reveal a chance to revel in its sharpness; a scene in which Amleth seeks the counsel of a blind Seeress (the incomparable Björk) teems with intricate set and costume details, while a violent game of Knattleikr – a Viking cross between lacrosse and rugby – proves more adrenaline-inducing than any CGI special of recent years.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 589 User Ratings
7.2
73% Positive
429 Ratings
429 Ratings
14% Mixed
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
13% Negative
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 589 User Ratings
7.2
73% Positive
429 Ratings
429 Ratings
14% Mixed
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
13% Negative
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
After all those years of Wokeism in many Wokewood movies and shows, this movie was just a release, a deliverance from the madness of diversity and damn Wokeism. The viewer is catapulted into the world of the early Middle Ages with merciless severity. He is confronted with all the brutality and horror of this time. That's how it must have been back then, maybe even worse, but that's what makes this film so unique and why it stands out from the crowd. Simply outstanding, the actors Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, all in top form! A very good film, awesome, brilliant, brilliant!
Well done Robert Eggers! BRAVO!
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The Northman doesn’t invite its viewers into its world, but instead dares them to try to catch up.
The Northman, whether you approach it as legitimate folklore or as a testosterone-fueled Saturday-afternoon lark, speaks to the 10-year-old boy in all of us, with a loud and mighty Viking burp.
It’s a hearty stew of influences and rewards and, yes, some gristle.
While the canvas of Robert Eggers latest is considerably broader than that of The Witch and the Lighthouse, it feels as if its psychological chaos hasn’t expanded accordingly.
Instead of the roots of Shakespeare’s play, The Northman merely serves up its raw material both half-baked and overcooked.
LEGENDARY, probably the most beautiful viking movie ever seen.
The plot is simple cause is based on the well known legend of Amleth but the acting and the music is something of another world, pure beauty.
The viking culture is brought to life even to his repulsive and animal side with rituals.
The power of rage that exale from Skarsgard is chilling, this movie is an opera; simply majestic.
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The Northman is nothing short of an absolute bore. The trailer spells out the plot, which is incredibly predictable, and it does very little to maintain your interest. Couple that with weak acting by the cast, some awful CG, and a runtime that is at least 20 minutes too long and you got yourself a pretty weak movie.
To me, It felt like a lot of the things we were seeing (especially the CG heavy scenes) were totally unnecessary and just there for padding. I wish things had been more grounded and practical but sadly they weren't. This one is a disappointment.
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If you've never read Hamlet, there might be something here for you. But this version dispenses the mystery of who killed the King – "Amleth" sees his father's killer in first few minutes of the movie. So for two hours we just watch a slow-moving revenge story told through a series of predictably brutal scenes, mixed with quasi-spiritual montages. Why set this tale in the land of ancient Vikings? Like writer/director Eggers' previous two efforts (Lighthouse and Witch) there's no clear reason why the film exists. He can shoot a pretty picture, but storytelling and pacing and thematic relevance are beyond his grasp.
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Production Company
New Regency Productions,
Universal Pictures,
Focus Features,
Perfect World Pictures,
Square Peg
Release Date Apr 22, 2022
Duration 2 h 17 m
Rating R
Tagline Conquer your fate.
Awards
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 12 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 11 Nominations
