Much like The VVitch, The Northman is less about action and more about leaning into a mythology while attempting to keep everything realistically grounded. Eggers achieves that again here, and Skarsgard is perfect in his role, but there are some sections that drag a bit. Thankfully there are a lot of truly interesting and well shot scenes to overcome these lulls. There is a very dark fairytale feel to this film, which works for me. If you're looking for pure action, you'll be disappointed, but if you're patient, there is a lot to appreciate.
Shout by Rick GebhardtVIP 6BlockedParent2023-01-05T15:21:27Z
Much like The VVitch, The Northman is less about action and more about leaning into a mythology while attempting to keep everything realistically grounded. Eggers achieves that again here, and Skarsgard is perfect in his role, but there are some sections that drag a bit. Thankfully there are a lot of truly interesting and well shot scenes to overcome these lulls. There is a very dark fairytale feel to this film, which works for me. If you're looking for pure action, you'll be disappointed, but if you're patient, there is a lot to appreciate.