From media critic goodyk: There’s a fine line between over the top and ridiculous. Robert Eggers’ latest film “The Northman” leaps over that line, jumps into a Viking ship, sets it afire and sails away.
,” never lets up on the go-big-or-go-home ethos. The film is gritty, grimy and earthy. You can practically smell the dirt and blood. They should have showers in the lobby afterward.
The story, inspired by “Hamlet” , is a tale of revenge. King Aurvandil War-Raven returns to his queen, Gudrún and son Amleth . In a genuinely trippy scene, Amleth is prepared for eventually inheriting the throne in a ritual performed by Heimir the Fool . Amleth sees this as an opportunity not just to avenge his father but to free his mother. This will involve stealth, smarts and savagery. And patience. Skarsgård is good at portraying the put-upon silent type, suffering the slings and arrows of Fjölnir’s oldest son, who has no idea of Amleth’s true identity; he just looks down upon him because that’s how he sees the world.
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