Search - Northmen - A Viking Saga on DVD

Craig S. (InnerMacro) from WAUSAU, WI
Reviewed on 4/19/2022...

A solid, if formulaic, treatment of a band of Norsemen against-the-odds in Dark Ages Scotland. For the most part, the action is more cinematic than gritty - borrowing a few times from Lord of the Rings territory. I personally liked the fact that the writer only hints at possible romance between the lead male and female characters - I really get annoyed in some movies wherein characters under duress and being chased decide they have time for courting, smooches, etc. The pacing and action are well done, although there were a few times I was certain the sun couldn't remain in the position it was in given the elapsed time. Many of the characters are quite one-dimensional, but since this movie is really one long chase sequence, I'm not sure what could be done to rectify that. For its budget, a sizable amount is accomplished in the film, and I think it hits its niche target market pretty well. A slightly above average effort that won't be among favorites, but worthy entertainment for fans of the genre.

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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 2/17/2019...

The plotline slowed and then took back off with lots of action and twist and turns.

Christopher M. (GilesGoatboy) from FAIRFAX, VA
Reviewed on 9/13/2015...

This is certainly one of the better Norse blood and thunder epics. It's brutal and violent, just like the age in which it is set and the story is believable, a good one and well acted by all.
A band of Norse outlaws is driven by a furious storm to the inhospitable coast of Scotland when their ship is wrecked and they wash up on shore. They are almost immediately confronted by the local petty king's army who's forcibly conveying the king's daughter in a locked cart on her way to be delivered to a neighboring kingdom for marriage.
The band manages to fight them off though they are outnumbered, taking the feisty girl as a hostage.
From then on it's a fight to survive as the king sends his two best vicious "nobles" after them with another army. As it happens, they don't want the girl to survive to eventually take the throne with her husband, so the pursuers intentions are to kill her along with exterminating the Viknigs.
What ensues is an exciting, hair-raising chase, with many bloody confrontations, traps and evasions along the way as the little band is slowly killed off along their way. The excitement never lets up as the desperation grows.