In the 95h century young Priceling Amleth vows to avenge his treacherously slain father. Being as how he's just a lad, this takes him many years and lot of geography. By the time he locates the target of his vengeance, he is changed from a pretty, effeminate pre-teen to a husky, hairy, scowly, muscular man of few words, and his journey has taken him from somewhere to somewhere different. The somewhere different is Iceland, but there's still lots of grey grass, gray mud, and grey snow. Bloodshed ensues.
Well, this is a weird one. In case the main character's name doesn't give it away, it's Hamlet, transposed to a cheerless Nordic/Germanic background. Title screens are in futhorc or something similar, with English translation. Similarly, some dialogue is in (I assume ) an original tongue, although most involves English in a distracting accent.
It was well staged, the locations and sets are effective if uninviting, and everyone and everything is extremely dirty and looks very cold. The performances are good, with caveats. Alexander Skarsgard's Amleth is a bit one-note, and his Mum should have been someone a bit lower profile than Nicole Kidman. Anya Taylor-Joy is as magnetic as always. Their are a couple more high-profile names buried under makeup and hair. They could have been anybody.
It is very violent, by the way - there is no profanity but, on the other hand, a bit of nudity, a couple of decapitations, some dismemberment, and some violent field sports more than make up for this.
Well, this is a weird one. In case the main character's name doesn't give it away, it's Hamlet, transposed to a cheerless Nordic/Germanic background. Title screens are in futhorc or something similar, with English translation. Similarly, some dialogue is in (I assume ) an original tongue, although most involves English in a distracting accent.
It was well staged, the locations and sets are effective if uninviting, and everyone and everything is extremely dirty and looks very cold. The performances are good, with caveats. Alexander Skarsgard's Amleth is a bit one-note, and his Mum should have been someone a bit lower profile than Nicole Kidman. Anya Taylor-Joy is as magnetic as always. Their are a couple more high-profile names buried under makeup and hair. They could have been anybody.
It is very violent, by the way - there is no profanity but, on the other hand, a bit of nudity, a couple of decapitations, some dismemberment, and some violent field sports more than make up for this.