I watched this because of Jim Caveisel, I've been a fan of his since "The Passion of the Christ" which shut his career down for years, but not for good! He actually gets to talk more than usuall in "Person of Interest" which is a really good series, prophetic really. This movie was pretty good, not as great as I'd hoped, but definately worth watching. I reccomend it, there's only 1 curse word in the whole movie! Enjoy...

In terms of realism, it perhaps lacks something in the depictions of the Vikings, but come on, this is a science fiction actioner. And as such it works very well. The characters have dimensions to them, the plot is straightforward, and in terms of the big set pieces this is done very well indeed. Jim Caviezel is excellent as the "human alien" Kainan, whose space ship crashes in 709 AD Norway, and unleashes the monster, the Moorwen, who destroyed his own people. The gradual acceptance of Kainan into the vikings' group forms the emotional heart of the story as he comes to care for the people he's landed among. This isn't Shakespeare, and it is a great deal better than many bigger budget and more highly advertised films (Beowulf itself, for instance). It is well worth checking it out on DVD. A good evening's entertainment.

Creative story line for a science fiction movie by combining the future and the past. There is a believable element in the opening scenes after the crash landing. The Outlander is obviously distressed and disoriented in a land that is far back in time. Loss of his weapon engages him at a physical level only with his captors, man to man. The Viking side of the story line has plenty of characters, fighting, and village details. But the village sets are only barely constructed. This is surprising given that most of the movie takes place with the Vikings. The flash backs to the future world have much more elaborate sets (well designed and complete). But overall this is an interesting and engaging movie. The characters are interesting, the story line progresses fairly quickly with quirks and turns, and the effects with the dragon are decent.

As it so often happens, I came by this movie by accident. It captivated me from the start, so I watched it to the end. And so should you. The setup is interesting enough, with an alien monster, a time traveller and old Vikings. Though the movie is not the greatest, it delivers what it promises: good entertainment, good action and a nice story.After watching it, I had that feeling you have when you've seen something before. For a while, I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but then it hit me: this is the exact same story as in The Ghost and the Darkness... So much so, that I really feel the writers should have acknowledged it. Not having found any such reference, I thought I'd point it out myself.In all, good movie, good entertainment, but only different from the Val Kilmer film in its setting.