The Northman
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
- Released: 2022-04-07
- Runtime: 137 minutes
- Genre: Action, Drama, History
- Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Gustav Lindh, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Murray McArthur, Ian Gerard Whyte, James Yates, Olwen Fouéré, Edgar Abram, Rebecca Ineson, Eric Higgins, Kevin Horsham, Jack Gassmann, Tadhg Murphy, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Elliott Rose, Jonas Lorentzen, Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, Jon Campling, Magne Osnes, James Harper-Jones, Katie Pattinson, Luca Evans, Seamus O'Hara, Chris Finlayson, Scott Sinclair, Gareth Parker, Eldar Skar, Phill Martin, Oscar Novak, Jack Walsh, Ian Whyte, Andrea O’Neill, Nille Glæsel, Ineta Sliuzaite, Finn Lafferty, Helen Roche, Faoileann Cunningham, Mark Fitzgerald, Gavin Peden, Joel Hicks, Matt Symonds, Thomas Harper-Jones, Sheila Fitton, Lily Bird, Sunil Beniwal, Michael McGeown, Peter Vamos
- Director: Robert Eggers
Comments
- gwmcgowan-33702 - 13 January 2023
Amazing and Immersive
Maybe it's because this was the first time I'd gone in one those special Dolby theaters. But this was the best "theatre" experience I've had watching a movie in a very long time. Its one of those movies that really made me feel like I was living in these peoples' universe, completely immersed in their values and beliefs. I don't have any analysis of why it was awesome, except that the climax of this movie is PERFECT, it's perfectly done and that just ended the movie on a really powerful note. Nailing the climax of the story was what made me like it so much. The main character was fantastic in his role. - catpohl - 6 January 2023
Perfect director for this film
Already we have seen Eggers push his actors to tap into their animalistic instincts and that goes a step farther here. The yelling and acting like wolves all give me a sense of what a brutal time like that could have been. It emphasizes Norse mythology while seemingly satirizing it at times. Prophecies, Valhalla, and destiny.
Robert Eggers has done it again. This is his most accessible film and does not have a polarizing format and look alike the lighthouse before it. Acting was top notch. Score was fantastic and reminded me of the amazing soundtrack to the Witcher 3 at times. If blood, guts, and revenge is up your ally give this one a watch.
