Visually, the movie was amazing. It looked so fantastic. I also liked how none of the trailers spoiled that roughly a third into this film Skarsgard cuts off his cool long Viking hair and then spends the whole second act with a shitty bowl cut pretending to be a medieval village idiot
Owes a little too much to Conan the Barbarian and Star Wars. Great cinematography, use of language and much acting plaudits though. It has balls to use some great research yet still call Miklagard, Constantinople.
This movie looks cheap as hell. They probably spend all the budget on high caliber actors, not that it halped anything since the acting is mediocre at best.
The story is serviceble, but the music, and scenarios are beatifull if it is worth something.
The slow pace might not be for everybody. I can imagine a lot of people coming from the Vikings show and getting put off by the slow burn. For me the slow pace fitted the dark and gruesome style of the movie. The build up of the story is well done and makes the pay off more impactful.
This is just a perfect epic revenge Vikings story beautifully directed with breath taking long shots, the story is simple but emotionally packed delivered by great performances. An experience not a movie, you live as Viking for 2 hours
Best movie this year so far for me
There is a successful epic primitivism, both in the texture of the image and in the archaic soundtrack, although it might have been interesting to face a Viking historicist look with a less conventional story such as that of revenge. The elements are there and they work, mysticism wrapped in blood and violence builds a dirty and stark vision, a celebration of the human being under the yoke of visionary prophecies.
They tried to hard to make this movie good but still failed. I didn’t like it. Was constantly thinking of switching it off.
A long drawn-out plodding movie about revenge. As a story, it was decent…but to be fair, I have to enjoy the ending of a film to give it any kind of a decent rating and this one sucked. I was highly disappointed with all the loose ends and the conclusion in general. I just wasted 2 hrs and 17 minutes of my time on something that was very NOT worth it.
Not my kind of Viking movie. Still give it 5 on imdb. But not worth the money to buy or go to the Movies
It was alright, personally if you love norse movies this is for you the gore is of the charts and it's stays semi true to it's north background thought for me the ending was terrible but decided for yourself
Truly garbage movie don't waste your time
Ok for a weeknight movie but it's not something I would pay to see. Throwing in the old language and needing subtitles is a waste of time.
This is the tale of a young boy sworn to avenge his father's death. Amleth is the boy who ends up growing into a heartless monster, killing and conquering without conscience. He meets a beautiful woman who is a sorceress of sorts and together they work to destroy the small farming kingdom of his father's killer.
As is the case with all Robert Eggers films, this doesn't fit into a typical Hollywood movie template. This is not a sword-and-sandals or cliched Viking adventure. It's slow-moving but gory and realistic. There are shocking moments of brutality, like women and children being picked from conquered villages to be turned into slaves for sale, work, or sex. There's a moment where we see a random child plucked from her mother and locked into a building with many others, which is then promptly set ablaze. In another scene, Queen Gudrum (Nicole Kidman) goes absolutely berserk in a moment that shocked me.
Surprisingly, there are supernatural and mythical elements introduced, and I would have to watch this film again to figure out how much they aided Ameth's quest for revenge.
This was probably my least favorite of Eggers's period Horror and Fantasy films ("The Witch" (2015), "The Lighthouse" (2019), but it's still impressive and engrossing.
_Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom. _
Premise: 10/20 - Not my style of movie, really. Period pieces from this era are often a bit boring.
Cast/characters: 16/20 - Alexander Skarsgard is a convincing Viking, and Anya Taylor-Joy commands the screen, even as a supporting character. The characters themselves were simple, and Olga's backstory was missing, but I liked most of them.
Story: 15/20 - I didn't figure the story would interest me, but it did. This story of long-game revenge was a good one, with a nice twist toward the end.
Dialogue: 15/20 - I was just happy to understand most of it without subtitles. However, the conversations between Skarsgard and Taylor-Joy were deep, and the twist dialogue was effective.
World-building: 14/20 - A lot of sacrificing and beheading. Pretty brutish world.
70/100 - 3.5/5 stars - I liked it. I'm not going to seek it out to watch it again, but it's a good flick.
Not horrible, not great, not really worth watching IMHO. I found it to just drag on and on and the acting was "meh".
Watched about half an hour. Pretty boring, Vikings like native Americans. Buffed up actors fighting and growling.
Well directed movie. Slow paced but felt perfect in a way. It did seem like it tried to ride the line between too bloody and not enough. First fight scene,nothing. Towards the end, guts. Actors did fantastic. I do see that the purpose was more for the visual and art aspect rather than this deep storyline. Wish I would have watch med this on a high end TV. It would be beautiful. Don’t go into this thinking you are getting this high action, Rambo movie. Go in with an open mind and enjoy
Quite a compelling story but the film sadly has its flaws. The primary issue I have are the horrible choreographed action sequences. They often feel redundant and simply pull you out of the immersion. Also some actors feel out of place in some scenes but it's not as disruptive as the action. The cinematography is great and despite the CGI feeling sometimes a bit cheesy, they don't spoil the experience.
I think fans of medieval films will enjoy this film but I think a different version with better or less action sequences would make this film much better.
What a stupid, long, nonsense movie. No plot at all, or a bullsgit one. Skip it
A savage avenging his father. Kinda reminds me of the Vinland Saga
Terrible film turned off after half an hour. The bad script was only made worse by the terrible accents
I don't know what I just watched. There are far worst movies than this one. It's an amazing visual work of art. And I guess if you understand the legend or backstory, maybe it would be entertaining for you. The tailer makes it seem like one type of movie but it's the opposite. I think most of the people will end up hating this movie or find it to be a waste of time.
I guess if you have 2 hours to spare and want to watch great visual production, this movie would be a good choice. But if you are looking for something in the action / excitement genre, this is not the movie for you.
This was not what I was expecting, but as a saga not too bad.
Disgusting, cruel, scary, brutally evil… but enough of Nicole Kidman. I really enjoyed the movie most of the time. Nice pictures and authentic Viking vibes.
I was excited for this movie but left finding it kinda uneventful
Truth be told, the story is quite basic and boring. Cinematography and acting is on point but the story mhhhh not really
If you are waiting for something as good as the Vikings don't waste your time here.
It is visually artistically pleasing, made like a theatre play.
the story is so simple it is boring.
the only scary thing is the face of Kidman.
Follow the pyramids and occult symbols...
If your a fan of Alexander Skarsgård you’ll like the movie, except the bad ending. The director did a shit job. Anya Is distracting because your accent changes throughout the movie her performance is terrible
A bit bad story and acting wise, but nevertheless took me in and I couldn’t stop watching
One of the things that annoyed me the most is that almost all the action scenes felt so staged, like some moves were slow... Slow as the whole film, damn it felt long.
The character development was weak in a way that I never could really emphatize with Amleth and even some dialogues between him and Olga felt odd. Also, Willem Dafoe had too little screen time and I can't let that pass.
On the other hand it has lots of beautiful shots, Anya Taylor Joy was astunning as always and Amleth trapezius muscles are h u g e.
5.5/10
Badass movie, all around. If you can manage to watch an extremely well rounded in depth Nordic viking mythology movie and stick around for some gruesome action scenes. Then this movie hits the g-spot for you. 10/10 TO VAHALLEAUUUH!
Good movie but I predicted the mom (Nicole Kidman) was in on it before I even watched the movie lol. Plus I can’t say I ever expected Game of Thrones or Vikings lol.
It’s more like Conan meets 300. A lot slower though. The way of an old classic epic.
So boring and "klise" story... As about the violence and "strength" in scenes... Bolllywood super hero kind!!
I legit loved everything about this movie, except Nicole Kidman.
I am even sorry I didn't go to the theatre, but they released it on streaming too soon.
It would've been money way better spent than the ones I wasted watching Dr. Strange 2.
not bad, but not "extraordinary" as the critics say. in the trailer they sold epic battles and none of that happens... it is a 6.4.
Was looking forward to this....Sadly dissapointed. Terrible. Looks cheap, almost inaudible mutterings, pseudo-mystical waste of time.
So I went into this movie with zero knowledge beforehand. This movie somehow completely avoided my radar and my only knowledge was the poster. Overall I would say it’s good. It was very much an Arthouse project but felt cliche at the same time. I would recommend to give it a watch, but it’s nowhere near like a you must type of deal.
I really liked this film, although, it's not my favourite Eggers film. That being The Lighthouse. There are like three or four instances where it is unintentionally (?) hilarious. We had a hard time stopping laughing during a couple of those. Would be interesting to hear if anyone had the same experience.
Eggers makes the landscapes and Alexander Skarsgård prettier than they already are.
I liked the movie, with Vikings, revenge, and telling how people lived at that time
Enjoyed the movie but it has a very similar story to the lion king.
Shout by Ibrahim IbrahimBlockedParent2022-08-19T17:19:39Z
Excellent movie. Lovely plot that doesn’t assume the audience is stupid. Only falls short on some special effects.