Review of Outlander (2008) by Alienspacebats — 15 Mar 2014
An anomalous adventure, two parts Beowulf and one part Dragonslayer - maybe a bit of Predator, too. Outlander is an average action flick hiding some interesting, sometimes beautiful vignettes. Sadly, our only glimpses of these are shown through a dream-haze or verbal exposition.
The Viking part is not done terribly well, and Jack Huston sounds way too much of a luvvie to be taken seriously as a Norse warrior. The "shields" sequence is ridiculous, as are countless scenes that seem to have little purpose other than to try and look "cool".
Kudos to the writers/director however, for creating a sympathetic figure out of a beastie.
This review of Outlander (2008) was written by Alienspacebats on 15 Mar 2014.
Outlander has generally received mixed reviews.
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