good back-story, and good acting

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Started well and gave me high hopes for the movie, despite its no-star cast. But the further one got into the movie, the more hole-ridden and formulaic the plot became. Very disappointing in the end.

Seriously, if you were ignorant and reviewed this in such a state... fix it. Historical accuracy for this specific tale may be thin (seriously but possible), but let's look at the performances. You should realize that they are allowing you to absorb ideals that are not in your usual lexicon (Darwinism). The cinematography is limited by the story, so no easy wins as folks filming in the Alps or on the slope of Everest. AS it is it is dark, but appropriately so. The premise of a viking boy being raised by native americans is a bit far fetched, but can be overlooked. Let's face it, different was evil back in those days. Historical value... you be the judge, entertainment value, it checks most of the boxes for a killed m,y mother, so I kill, burn, kill, slash, and we all are better for it film.

Marcus Nispel 's Pathfinder is a stark, stylized glimpse far into the past, with the story straying from a straightforward, fact based approach and venturing on a dark, primal voyage of near supernatural viking warriors. Way before North America was colonized by Europeans, fearsome Nordic warriors showed up and laid waste to the land, pillaging and destroying the homes of the Natives. On one of these excursions, they leave one of their own behind, a young child who grows up with the Natives as one of their own, and is given the name 'Ghost'. He grows up to to be a warrior, and when the Vikings return to finish what they started years before, he turns against his own kind to protect the villagers who are now his family, and begins a personal war of vicious carnage and furious retribution on them. Karl Urban plays him with the virile intensity and unmistakable frown he has become known for, and is almost like a force of nature, hiding amongst the lush, dampened foliage, a dormant piece of the terrain until his enemy stalks past, and he is galvanized into action, hacking and slashing his way through an army of spectral marauders like a juggernaut. Russell Means (RIP:() plays the chieftain of the settlement with his usual gravitas, and stunning Moon Bloodgood makes an impression as well. Urban's sleek, dog like heroics go head to head with the brutish, blunt force trauma dealt out by Gunnar, the chief of the Viking army. He is a growling monster played by an unrecognizable Clancy Brown, adorned with a flowing beard and a demonic, nightmarish helmet. Brown played the evil Kurgan in the classic Highlander, and there are shades of that character here, a relentless pursuer without mercy or reason. Much of the film happened at a frenzied pace, leaving you to catch up on the action which comes at a frenzied pace, and is shot in dark, cold colors that give it a striking comic book style edge. Critics slammed this one out of the gate; don't listen to an idiotic word they say. This is one icy blast of sword and snow violence with breathtaking cinematography, refreshingly inventive violence and a dialogue lite/atmosphere heavy vibe of primal mystery and savage deeds amidst the snowy forests of a land yet undiscovered.

There are not too many new Viking movies out today which take root to enthrall audiences. Here is one directed by Marcus Nisped, which despite my reluctance to view it, surprised me to no end. The film is called " Pathfinder " and stars Karl Urban as 'Ghost.' It's the story of a Viking boy who, legend has it, accompanies his father to the New World 600 years before Columbus. His Father discovers his son's reluctance to murder Native American children, angrily explodes, whips and abandons his son to the strange and forbidden land. The boy is traumatized, left behind, but later found by a kindly native American woman, then adopted by a Spiritual leader called the Pathfinder. (Russell Means) Growing up amid his adopted tribe, the boy grows to manhood and becomes an integral part of his tribe against the returning Vikings. Unlike other films which includes the same elements, this movie contains superb acting and is further loaded with exciting, action-oriented black scenes. With Moon Bloodgood providing the romance element Starfire, there are compelling reasons to enjoy the touching film. Among the other fine actors is Clancy Brown as Gunnar. All in all, I highly recommend this story to anyone seeking good old fashion Viking vs Native America confrontation. Well done! ****