
1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their ... (Full plot summary below)
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1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.
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| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessIt's not the easiest film to get a handle on, but there's something great about how unashamedly wigged-out and strange it is, and it confirms Refn as one of the most fascinating directors working. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmRefn, who made the underrated Bronson in England and the striking Pusher series in Denmark, goes out of his way to avoid the usual clichés of Viking sagas... |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenA mad meditation on the primeval nature of man, faith and survival, this is Apocalypse Then, and then some. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe gifted Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) gives a muscular performance in Refn (Pusher trilogy) brutal viking epic tale, set in Scotland. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Paul KnollA Nordic odyssey straight down to Jerusalem |
| Little White LiesNick HastedThe weirdest scenes here will stay with you for years. An admirable folly. |
| Total FilmNeil SmithSteeped in the same hallucinatory qualities as Apocalypse Now, The New World and Aguirre, The Wrath Of God, Refn's latest casts a hypnotic spell throughout. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinThis is all style and all substance. Refn crams in all the disembowellings you could want but also serves up some spine-tinglingly rich character work. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfValhalla Rising isn't interested in formulaic action beats to keep the film pulsating with suspense; instead, Refn has created a Malick/Jodorowsky hybrid film crossed with a pan of pot brownies. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenNegotiating the Scottish Highlands, Mads Mikkelsen is scarier than the Loch Ness monster, but the film is a slog. |