By Elizabeth Barhydt
Wow, what a cast: Alexander Skarsgård (of True Blood and The Legend of Tarzan), Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliott Rose, Willem Dafoe, and more.
The screenplay by Robert Eggers (known for his exhaustive research) and Icelandic novelist Sjón is reportedly based on the legend of Amleth which, in turn, inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
This movie has the makings of greatness. It isn’t. The Northman is mediocre at best, at times even unintelligible.
Next week we will review Jurassic World: Dominion. I hope that review is longer than this one.
