‘The Northman’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Hacks His Way Through Bloody Viking Epic

,” a brutal tale of 10th-century Viking revenge that makes evocative use of far more than just the scenery to be found in this stunning Nordic outpost.

The story is simple — too simple, alas: Puny prince Amleth eagerly welcomes his father, Viking king Aurvandil , back from battle, undergoing an initiation ceremony that will set him on course to rule the tribe one day. “You are dogs who wish to become men,” growls the fool , though Amleth’s animal instincts will not reveal themselves until much later.

Over the course of a portentous 137 minutes, Amleth will dutifully avenge his father, “save” his mother and face off against Fjölnir, but none of it makes even a fraction of the emotional impact we’d expect from even the crassest sword-and-sandal movie.

After raiding a Slavic village in a spectacular early scene, filmed in what appears to be a single uninterrupted take, Amleth hears the prediction that will snap him out of berserker mode and set him in motion to fulfill his destiny. His rather implausible plan involves branding his chest and sailing to Iceland with a boat full of Slavic slaves, including an almond-eyed beauty with platinum hair named Olga .

It’s a good movie. Saw it twice this weekend. Quite entertaining for anyone interested in this type of film. It’s not deep or thought provoking. There’s no stupid messages or attempts to school people in morality. It’s just a fun viking adventure, one Variety doesn’t appreciate.

Several scenes strongly reminded me of Conan the Barbarian (1982) as well.

I am no fan of Iñárritu or The Revenant & I would still say Revenant is way more impressively directed than The Northman. It actually kinda resembled 300 to me in some sense - maybe tone or outlook.

The Revenant was a smash-hit at the box-office, though.

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