Review of Valhalla Rising (2009) by Steve W — 25 May 2016
Nicolas Winding Refn directs an ethereal and trippy violent Viking story with Mads Mikkelsen as a hateful slave. He escapes his captors with the help of a boy, and joins up with a group of Christian vikings on a doomed journey to the Holy Lands that would make Werner Herzog drool.
The movie is not afraid to be too arthouse, with crappy CGI blood one moment and reflective usage of cairns and baptism for its final scenes. The performances and themes are very very subtle, so is a divisive film for all viewers.
I dug it, but it wasn't altogether amazing.
This review of Valhalla Rising (2009) was written by Steve W on 25 May 2016.
Valhalla Rising has generally received mixed reviews.
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