I had high hopes of this movie due to Eggers directing it, but no... this was a total snoozefest.
I was expecting some type of hallucinatory big budget viking epoch with some deep metaphorical content, but instead it was a very straight-forward and predictable revenge fantasy! The acting was mediocre, the score was mediocre, the story was mediocre, only the visuals were impressive... but they didn't save much. I agree with what someone else wrote in their review that I would've been better off watching "Conan."
"Valhalla Rising" is still THE viking movie for me.
I was expecting some type of hallucinatory big budget viking epoch with some deep metaphorical content, but instead it was a very straight-forward and predictable revenge fantasy! The acting was mediocre, the score was mediocre, the story was mediocre, only the visuals were impressive... but they didn't save much. I agree with what someone else wrote in their review that I would've been better off watching "Conan."
"Valhalla Rising" is still THE viking movie for me.
