The plot is quite standard: Revenge and blind rage. But it was not half as gory as I had hoped and not half as exciting. Björk & Dafoe presences seemed to mainly have been for name dropping and what Nicole Kidman is a mystery, given that she was supposedly the grand price for the two kings. She is far too old to be a grand price, let me tell you that. I was happy to see that a lot of work had gone into making the overall "Viking theme" seem quite authentic, including having actors that looked as if might have lived during this time. Apart from a Swedish actor that looked mostly as if he came from the Mongolian Huns. But in any case I did not feel overly bored at any time during the 2h 17m the movie lasted, so that is a good grade in itself.
Review of The Northman
