There is no way to go into this film expecting the correct thing.
Forget noteworthy acting, because there isn't any; the dialogue is sparse, and when it is there it is bland. Mads says not a word throughout, only carries one expression on his face the entire time, and has no chemistry (or apparent interest) with anybody.
There is a small bit of good action here and there--key phrase is "small bit." As far as sound goes...lots of movies have moving soundtracks, epic background music, creepy sound effects, and the like. This film is tracked primarily by the sound of wind.
Lastly, let's go with plot. A mute and one-eyed warrior (so originally dubbed 'One-Eye') frees himself and a young boy from their Norse slave-masters and links with a band of Viking crusaders to go fight in the Holy Land. After getting lost in a thick mist, they arrive on the shores of an unknown forested land. From there, they all seem to fall into madness while trying to figure out where they are and what to do. Several are killed by unseen natives; several more are killed by One-Eye when they try to kill him and the boy. At the end, One-Eye allows himself to be killed by the natives, thus leaving the boy alone on the shore. Throughout, One-Eye sees visions of different events that seem to come up later--usually in a mild spectrovision...Oh, and at the end, the boy seems able to read One-Eye's thoughts and gives them to the 1 or 2 survivors before they leave.
Was this a good movie? Only if you enjoy seeing people in costume walk around some very pretty scenery. Don't waste time on this.
Forget noteworthy acting, because there isn't any; the dialogue is sparse, and when it is there it is bland. Mads says not a word throughout, only carries one expression on his face the entire time, and has no chemistry (or apparent interest) with anybody.
There is a small bit of good action here and there--key phrase is "small bit." As far as sound goes...lots of movies have moving soundtracks, epic background music, creepy sound effects, and the like. This film is tracked primarily by the sound of wind.
Lastly, let's go with plot. A mute and one-eyed warrior (so originally dubbed 'One-Eye') frees himself and a young boy from their Norse slave-masters and links with a band of Viking crusaders to go fight in the Holy Land. After getting lost in a thick mist, they arrive on the shores of an unknown forested land. From there, they all seem to fall into madness while trying to figure out where they are and what to do. Several are killed by unseen natives; several more are killed by One-Eye when they try to kill him and the boy. At the end, One-Eye allows himself to be killed by the natives, thus leaving the boy alone on the shore. Throughout, One-Eye sees visions of different events that seem to come up later--usually in a mild spectrovision...Oh, and at the end, the boy seems able to read One-Eye's thoughts and gives them to the 1 or 2 survivors before they leave.
Was this a good movie? Only if you enjoy seeing people in costume walk around some very pretty scenery. Don't waste time on this.