Conquer your fate.
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
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- Giovannion TMDB · Jul 20229/10
**Full analysis at Spotamovie.com** - **Intro** - The Northman is one of the best movies of 2022. It’s a masterpiece of photography and cinematography. And probably it’s the closest film about the Vikings era and culture. Is it perfect? Almost. But we will tell you more in our analysis. - **The Story** - In the North Atlantic of the 895 a.d., a story of betrayals and revenge happened. The protagonist is a little prince, Amleth, who will live his existence in the shadow of vengeance. His life's goal is to fulfil his desire to take back what someone else stole from him: a father, a mother and a kingdom. But, unfortunately, pain and revenge can transform a boy into a brutal wolve. Therefore, Amleth begins his journey, guided by Odin, because justice is what moves our God's desires. But what happened to Amleth? Where is this journey lead him? And what are we going to take back with us after this incredible adventure? - **FULL ANALYSIS AT https://www.spotamovie.com/the-northman-review-and-explanation-movie-2022/**
Read the whole review on TMDB - Deanon TMDB · May 20223/10
I was expecting more from this movie, but it turned out to be a big disappointment. First of all Vikings in this movie were represented more like an animals, acting like a rabid animals rather than humans and Vikings we have seen in popular TV shows, but the reason why I'm giving such a low score to this movie is simple - boredom. Character development was poor. I didn't care for any of them. Story was a typical vengeance story, nothing special or unique and the movie itself was very slow, lacking action and I almost fell a sleep. At first it seemed a realistic movie, but then they started putting supernatural things, so it wasn't realistic, but wasn't a typical unrealistic movie (like Marvel and DC) either. It was just a poor attempt of mixed jumble. It's sad to see such a great actors wasted in this boring movie, but even they couldn't save it if script was so poorly written and executed.
Read the whole review on TMDB - r96skon TMDB · Apr 20229/10
It took me a little while to get into it, but by its conclusion <em>'The Northman'</em> had fully entertained me. Great film! First and foremost, I'm delighted that I did indeed enjoy this film as my only previous experience of director Robert Eggers was the - in my opinion, and apparently my opinion only! - severely unsatisfying <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lighthouse-2019/" rel="nofollow">The Lighthouse</a>'</em>. It's unmistakable that this 2022 flick is made by the same person, but happily the outcome is far greater. The cast are top notch. Alexander Skarsgård and Anya Taylor-Joy are the two standouts, the latter of which is doing big things lately; she is excellent in the most recent season of television show <em>'Peaky Blinders'</em>, fwiw. Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke and Nicole Kidman are all very good. Willem Dafoe too, naturally. The story is super absorbing, even early on when I was a tad unsure I was still very invested in what was happening onscreen. The dialogue is a big reason for that, as is the thumping score. At times it can feel like it might become too talky and full of itself in regards to its own mythology and all that, though thankfully it never s
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Cast
- Alexander SkarsgårdAmleth
- Nicole KidmanQueen Gudrún
- Claes BangFjölnir the Brotherless
- Ethan HawkeKing Aurvandil War-Raven
- Anya Taylor-JoyOlga of the Birch Forest
- Gustav LindhThórir the Proud
- Elliott RoseGunnar
- Willem DafoeHeimir the Fool
- Phill MartinHallgrímr Half-Troll
- Eldar SkarFinnr the Nose-Stub
Crew
- Robert EggersDirector
- SjónWriter
- Robert EggersWriter
- Saxo GrammaticusNovel
- Jarin BlaschkeDirector of Photography
- Sebastian GainsboroughOriginal Music Composer
- Robin CarolanOriginal Music Composer
- Louise FordEditor
- Robert EggersProducer
- Leifur B. DagfinnssonProducer
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