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      Valhalla Rising

      Released Jul 23, 2010 1 hr. 40 min. Action Adventure List
      71% 62 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score In 11th-century Scandinavia, an enslaved man dubbed One Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) because of an old facial wound stages a violent uprising against those who imprisoned him. One Eye links up with Eirik (Ewan Stewart) and other Christian fanatics who aim to use their muscle to spread God's word. Headed for Jerusalem, One Eye and his shipmates must cope with crew infighting and attacks from the coastline. But the journey's challenges are only a harbinger of even greater brutality. Read More Read Less

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      Visually gripping and anchored by a magnetic Mads Mikkelsen, Valhalla Rising delves into violence and faith in brutally uncompromising fashion.

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      Montague J Oof. A navel-gazing "art house" film, packed with self-importance and desperate to showcase its symbolism. Sadly that left no room for a plot. Student film vibes abound. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Jason T I don't get the bad reviews. One of the the most unique films I have ever seen. Watched multiple times. It's very different so maybe people who need the same studio recycled script over and over don't like it. If you like different, watch it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review Craig M Late at night, when you need not get up early to work, and feel like a brooding reflection upon the brutality of mankind, pour a whiskey, sip it very slowly, and stay in the mood of this film. This is a slow-moving partially inverse-Apocalypto, all leading to the same end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review R 9 Rubbish! A true waste of 90 minutes... and of Mads Mikkelsen! It evidently attempts similar as to what we would later see in 2022 with (the excellent) 'The Northman', though simply falls flat in every department for me. The whole production just looks so cheap and low-budget (which it wasn't), without even noting the (admittedly intended) pure misery of the look of it all too. Editing, notably with the needless chapter breaks, is also a negative. As mentioned already, a mute Mikkelsen is completedly wasted... may as well have cast Joe Bloggs. The rest of the cast have very little to work with either, though minutely interesting to see Gary Lewis and Jamie Sives involved. I wouldn't say anyone onscreen deteriorates the film (it does so itself), but they also don't do anything to improve it either. I was anticipating 'Valhalla Rising' to be an entertaining one. It wasn't. Thankfully they had the awareness (or were restricted?) in keeping it 'short' at 90 minutes... a dreary 90mins, albeit. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Caitlin S Visually, this movie is stunning! Valhalla Rising really immerses you in the atmosphere of apprehension and dread. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/23 Full Review Jelisije J Their is an engaging story here in this brutal Viking tale that beats the nail on the head of when they took the definition of an odyssey to a whole new level. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Refn tries to turn his protagonist into a Christ figure at the climax, which might have worked better if the rest of the film weren’t an endless slog of mud, blood, and graphic disembowelment. Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Mikkelsen verifies that, even without saying a word, he's an unnervingly unhinged presence. Rated: B May 31, 2011 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe If only the pieces added up to an experience that sticks and that didn't finally succumb to a shrug of entropy. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 29, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Though gorgeously shot in Scotland to capture hazy and bleak landscapes of green mountains and dense forests, the film’s beauty hardly compensates for its inaccessible tone. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 27: Valhalla Rising / Bronson / Starred Up / True Detective S3 Rated: 78/100 Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Víctor López G. Espinof A unique sample of that grand cinema that trascends its status a a story told in images to be considered a true experience. Rated: 9/10 May 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In 11th-century Scandinavia, an enslaved man dubbed One Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) because of an old facial wound stages a violent uprising against those who imprisoned him. One Eye links up with Eirik (Ewan Stewart) and other Christian fanatics who aim to use their muscle to spread God's word. Headed for Jerusalem, One Eye and his shipmates must cope with crew infighting and attacks from the coastline. But the journey's challenges are only a harbinger of even greater brutality.
      Director
      Nicolas Winding Refn
      Executive Producer
      Christine Alderson, Lene Børglum, Yves Chevalier, Linda James
      Screenwriter
      Roy Jacobsen, Nicolas Winding Refn
      Distributor
      IFC Films
      Production Co
      BBC Films
      Genre
      Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 23, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 28, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $17.5K
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