A good hero with a sword movie

Rating: 8/10 (23 April 2009)

This is a great movie for the Conan the barbarian / Braveheart crowd. Well worth watching when you are in a "guy movie" mood. The picture and sound are very good. The story line is very solid and has a good flow. It was one of the more enjoyable Antonio Banderas movies I have seen.
Story starts off with two Arabs traveling in exile way up in Scandinavia during the 1000s. They meet a clan of Norsemen who are visited by a messenger from a nearby tribe that needs help against a evil. Banderas character is chosen as the 13th warrior.
What gives this movie its edge is the contrast in methods of Arab warriors and the completely different philosophy of a good horse.
Plenty of swords, blood, hacking and screaming. The only place it looses points for me is not enough battle scenes.