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Earlier this month we reviewed Drive, but before that movie and Only God Forgives, Valhalla Rising was Nicolas Winding Rfen's second English language movie after Bronson. It's also the film with the most misleading movie poster/DVD cover in many a year, as the marketing department tries to tap into the hyper-realised, historical ultra-violence market created by 300. This might explain why the film tends to have an adore-it or detest-it response. When you're turning up expecting to see hordes of vikings scrapping it out, and what you find is an hallucinatory, landscape filled journey into Norse myth with beyond minimalist dialogue, you might think you've been short changed. Mads Mikkelsen (The Hunt and Casino Royale) plays mute warrior One-Eye in Valhalla Rising [DVD], a film which may (if you let it) take you into a stark dream from a thousand years ago.Why not watch it and let us know what you think?
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Very weird movie, but coming from Refn, I didn't expect much differently. Good review.
ReplyDeleteHi Dan, I know what you mean, when I was watching it I wasn't sure, but was hypnotised by it at the same time. It stayed with me for days afterwards. I think I need to watch it a second time before talking about it fully. Thanks for commenting!
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