Valhalla Rising

Valhalla Rising

Adventure • NR • 2009 • 1 hr 33 min

6.4

6.0

Scandinavia, 1,000 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.

Starring

Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis, Jamie Sives, Ewan Stewart, Alexander Morton

Directed By

Nicolas Winding Refn

Written By

Nicolas Winding Refn, Roy Jacobsen

Attributes

Slow Dark Watch By Myself

Genre

Adventure Drama Action Fantasy

Release Date

July 16, 2010

User Reviews

Tyler Fredendall

Slow and contemplative, but oh so violent when it needs to be. Not a film for everybody, but definitely a unique experience

Viking story. I remember enjoying it but I don't remember much about it.

It's slow and doesn't have a lot of plot. I usually hate films like that, but this you can just let wash over you.

A bit abstract and out there, but definitely worth a watch. It can be very brutal

Mixed feelings. There’s some amazing imagery, great music, and and overall interesting story but it feels longer than it should be.

If you like bare boned gritty and raw content, you’ll enjoy this one.

Refn drives the story with imagery as opposed to dialogue here. This movie is gritty and intense, not for everyone but I enjoy it.

A doom-filled medieval dream. It's almost purely driven by mood and atmosphere, so YMMV. My favourite of Refn's movies.

Being a viking movie I kept expecting something epic to happen. But much like the rest Refn's work, it's a cool mood piece, and that's fine.

Violent and poetic, though maybe a little too much for its own good at points. Worth a watch just for Mads performance.

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Ratings

6.4 – Based on 2.3k ratings

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