The Story Begins: Coincidentally-human-looking extraterrestrial Kainan (Caviezel) crash-lands on Earth near a Viking village, so he uses a nifty contraption to instantly learn ancient Norse, which sounds just like modern English. Until his rough landing he had been transporting a dangerous creature; when the escaped Moorwen starts ripping and incinerating people, he can't help feeling a little responsible. The Vikings, however, think he may be responsible in the sense of having actually dismembered the people of a neighboring village, so they tie him up, making it difficult for Kainan to do the whole hero thing. The daughter of chieftain Hrothgar, Freya (Myles), acts as the captive's caretaker and she slowly and reluctantly becomes smitten with him, unaware that she is a cliché.
What I think: The special effects are good, the action works and the story is engaging. Kainan's friendship with a rival, who could have been used as a stereotypical secondary enemy, is refreshing.
Why you should see it: Freya's long red hair. Kainan's troubled frown.
Why you shouldn't see it: A merciless Viking crew came ashore to sack and burn your town one cursed moonless night in the year 1975 AD. You don't like science fiction. You don't think the problem of violence can be solved with more violence, as the film implies. You are only beginning to discern shapes and colors and don't yet interpret them as signs of a physical reality outside of yourself; there's no television in the maternity ward anyway. --from my review at www.1man365movies.com
What I think: The special effects are good, the action works and the story is engaging. Kainan's friendship with a rival, who could have been used as a stereotypical secondary enemy, is refreshing.
Why you should see it: Freya's long red hair. Kainan's troubled frown.
Why you shouldn't see it: A merciless Viking crew came ashore to sack and burn your town one cursed moonless night in the year 1975 AD. You don't like science fiction. You don't think the problem of violence can be solved with more violence, as the film implies. You are only beginning to discern shapes and colors and don't yet interpret them as signs of a physical reality outside of yourself; there's no television in the maternity ward anyway. --from my review at www.1man365movies.com