Review of Outlander (2008) by Steve L — 08 Feb 2012

Alien meets the vikings! All in all, not half bad.

This review of Outlander (2008) was written by Steve L on 08 Feb 2012.

Outlander has generally received mixed reviews.

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I just hope this doesn't turn out to be Abraxas with vikings…

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