Lack of heroic centricism refreshing...

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 1999)

13th Warrior satisfied my movie-going-cravings within: craving for an entertaining story, action at a reasonable and realistic level, and something different. Allow me to explain the latter. Unlike most action thrillers and stories set in pre-modern times, the character played by Antonio was "not" the central hero. While the main character had moments of glory, he was not the one who "saved the day." The character's romance was not the focus, either...nor was it distracting. Lack of sexuality permitted the focus to remain on the major issue at hand: a mysterious evil that needed to be conquered. The deep and philosophical expressions throughout added an intellectual element...something usually missing from action movies. I will be adding this one to my DVD collection.