A beginning of beautiful friendship

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 1999)

A tribe of Zuluesque cannibals in the Northern woods, with 1 (one) woman and paleolythic (ahaa, ANCIENT!) sculptures menace Viking village... Only Crighton can come up with a balderdash like that. But although this ain't no 7th Seal, or 7 Samurais, or The 8th Day, the movie ain't as bad as it sounds. The imagery is quite remarkable, the actors playing Vikings are quite up to the challenge, decent camerawork somewhat rescues the mudded plot... The movie has its moments - 2 to be precise, the selection of the warrior "rescue team" and the prayer before the battle. Just relax and enjoy the body parts flying everywhere - it ain't much, but it has not got Jar Jar either... 6 out of 10