Review of Valhalla Rising (2009) by Scubasteve Walter M — 09 Jul 2012
It's a brutal, winding tale of a viking vision quest gone mad with religious zealotry and psychedelic horrors very much akin to Aguirre Wrath of god and Apocalypse Now with the directorial sensibilities of Terrance Malick.
In other words, yes I liked this mind fuck, viking, primeval take on Heart of Darkeness. I have a soft spot in my heart for beautiful slow shots juxtaposed against gruesome viking battles, which are then compromised by hallucinatory nightmarish dream sequences. Sure you can make the argument that Refn is just wanking off in a post modern fool kind of way...but that's just like your opinion man.
This review of Valhalla Rising (2009) was written by Scubasteve Walter M on 09 Jul 2012.
Valhalla Rising has generally received mixed reviews.
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