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Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2000)

The only rag I've got with this film is that Banderas is unconvincing as an Arab, much less a Muslim. Considering how exclusive-seeming such religions as Islam are today, I'm surprised that Banderas' character isn't offended or in fear of his God for experiencing though not necessarily participating in some of the Northmens' religious activities, such as the witch's foretelling, and the battle hymn at the end. Also, I never could figure out who the people were that were attacking the Northmens' kinsman, though the film did reveal that they were cannibals. The story doesn't explain why the old witch thinks that the mission's doomed without a 13th non-Northman warrior either. However, I'd give it a good 9 out of 10, since stuff like this is right up my alley.