Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jim Caviezel | ... | Kainan | |
Sophia Myles | ... | Freya | |
Jack Huston | ... | Wulfric | |
John Hurt | ... | Hrothgar | |
Cliff Saunders | ... | Boromir | |
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Patrick Stevenson | ... | Unferth |
Aidan Devine | ... | Einar | |
Ron Perlman | ... | Gunnar | |
Bailey Maughan | ... | Erick | |
John Nelles | ... | Donal (as John E. Nelles) | |
James Preston Rogers | ... | Bjorn (as James Rogers) | |
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Scott Owen | ... | Aethril |
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Petra Prazak | ... | Mara |
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Owen Pattison | ... | Galen, son of Kainen |
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Matt Cooke | ... | Captain |
In 709 A.D., in the Iron Age, a spacecraft crashes in the Viking kingdom of Herot, Norway, and the pilot Kainan (Jim Caviezel) survives. He turns the beacon on; learns the language and culture of the planet using a machine; and finds that the predator, Moorwen, that he was transporting, had escaped. While chasing the alien monster, he finds a village completely destroyed and is arrested by the warrior Wulfric (Jack Huston), believing that he killed the locals. Kainan is brought to Herot as a prisoner. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I was very skeptical before watching this film. Even if it got John Hurt and Ron Perlman in it, I just couldn't believe the SciFi/Norse legend combination would work. My instinct told me that this was going to be another of those horrible B-movies with a stupid story, sub-average effects and mediocre acting at best. I was, however, pleasantly surprised. Not that it is a masterpiece. The background story could have been a tad bit more elaborate, the plot more original and the final outcome a little bit less predictable, but all in all one has to acknowledge the decent effort to make this movie convincing and suspenseful. The end result is a solid piece of entertainment, with ample effects, directing I'd call 'by the book', workmanlike acting and a few kicks and thrills along the way. So if you happen to like action movies and don't ask for too much depth in the story, this will provide you with a 120 minutes amusement worth the time.