Ordinary action film

Rating: 6/10 (27 August 2000)

This was an okay movie for an action flick but not as exciting as the trailer suggested. At times it was easy to get lost on what was exactly happening. It also was a bit sluggish (especially in the beginning).
I'm not exactly sure what was unique about this story. Part of the problem was that the essential story was so pedestrian and redundant that it wasn't as exciting as it could have been.
The acting was okay - Antonio Banderas seemed to do a lot of staring, though.
The only problem I had with it is that the Vikings were not very accurately portrayed! Check out books or see the current exhibit in the National Museum of Science (DC) on vikings to see for yourselves.