Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Overrated and overhyped

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I echo the sentiments of other reviewers. Solid cast, classic story space, aliens, and Vikings...all based on the literary classic Beowulf. Worth the rental if you're into solid sci-fi. The special effects are excellent and the monster quite scary. The guy who decided to assemble all of these facets into one story is a creative genius in my opinion.

This is not to be confused with the TV series, but is an excellent SciFi film. The entire movie is formulaic and we know what's going to happen right up to the end, but since it's well-scripted, that doesn't matter. At first, Jim Cavaziel looks a bit out of place at first but the audience, as well as he, settles into the part. The scenery is beautiful. One can almost feel the clean, crisp air coming from that snow-capped mountain. The sets and costumes authentic-looking (except for all those shaven heads.) All in all, this is a very good movie, well-acted, authentically costumed. Too bad a couple of the clichés couldn't have been ignored, which might have called for a sequel. It's also too bad it didn't get a wider distribution in theaters.

this movie is outstanding it was great and spectacular, i hope they make a second one. It was very touching how it ended i literally just got done watching it on syfy. originally when i started the first 15 minutes made me not wanna watch it but then the movie got suspenseful the ending was great. ill tell you this if they make a second one i will watch it for sure that's a fact. if anyone else agrees with me and thinks they should make a second outlander give this review a thumbs up please it would be appreciated P.S. i'm not a movie person i cant sit still for a whole movie, but this movie is the only one I've watched the whole thing of without getting sidetracked or changing the channel, its the same way with me for shows too.

I've been watching movies for over 30 years and I'd humbly consider myself a movie buff with a penchant for perfectionism. I tend to pick out plot holes that others don't see, although I'm not infallible.I've tried to find a plot hole in this movie, but I can't. It certainly stretches the limit of the unknown, unique, and absurd, but it does it extremely intelligently. It does an excellent job of laying out the plot within the confines of its own making. As simple as that sounds, there are innumerous movies that fail this.The monster itself was thought up by creative genius. It has the similarities of most monsters in most movies - the big teeth, the intelligence, and the brutality. But this one is something altogether legendary. It is not only intelligent, it is calculated in its actions to ensure that fear is spread as wide as possible. And while most monsters hunt with darkness, this one does the opposite!After a wild ride of intense action, humor, connection, and sadness, a single blink-and-you-miss-it scene leaves a significant thought-provoking idea - who really was the monster? That's for you to decide.