An Okay ACTION movie. Maybe the novel is better.

Rating: 7/10 (19 September 1999)

This movie was Ok. It lacked alot though. It lacked, good acting(especially from Antonio Banderas. The first time he spoke in the movie I laughed out loud), balanced action, character development, depth of story and a decent ending. I mean come on. What kind of an ending was that for any action movie. The guy with the horns comes down and dies, just like that. He was never even a threat, a challenge. They just hit him off his horse as if they were playing baseball. And the story itself was too corney. The part where Antonio Banderas learns the Vikings language in one night really didn't make any sence. It was stupid. When you think about it, the story was good, so was the plot, but it just wasn't done right. It's as if it was put together in the last minute by a teenager in highschool I wouldn't be surprised if it was. I haven't read the book, but I've heard it's MUCH better.