I liked this film. It was a solid 7 until the end. I'll get to that in a moment. As others have mentioned, the landscape is gorgeous, the CGI is better than average, and the acting was nowhere near as bad as the Nords think it is. It's a good popcorn movie. I especially liked the Soviet link. Where the story lost its imagination was first, the guide (who ended up a stock character) and second, the ending, where I saw very little Ragnarok and far too much Jurassic Park III. I almost subtracted another vote for calling the thief Allan, but I'm feeling generous (if you don't understand why, go watch Jurassic Park III). Regrettably, novelty and originality is often hard to find. Oh, well. I'd watch it again, though.

No problem to watch this one with kids. I does contain a big monster that hunts and kills people but you won't see anything of that on screen. The killing rate is very low too. It is good for what it is, an adventure movie with an old Norwegian mythology as starting point. I for one had hoped it would contain some more fantasy elements but that wasn't the case. There is some excitement at times but nothing really frightening. The events and the characters' actions are pretty cliché and predictable with also an easy solution and happy end. So yes the story was maybe a bit too simple and the characters one dimensional for my tastes, but at least it has some really beautiful nature shots.

As an American who lived in Oslo briefly and has read anything about the Vikings I can find, at least in English, I was thrilled with the movie! Surprisingly, Netflix had it rated at 2.5 out of 5. It was way better than that!!!! My only complaint about the film was an attention to details in the production. The characters carried very little on their journey,(no backpacks and nothing on their little raft), and yet they always what they needed. That should have been better thought out. Great story, wonderful twists, and using the Viking Ship Museum as a backdrop at the beginning, made it all very,very fun! I really loved it and it's one I'll watch again and again, I'm sure!!!!!

I enjoyed the film. It was solid. It is one of those films where you don't see the full monster until the end but it in this case it did not bother me. The build up and the characterization was good. The prop work with the stones and runes were impressive. I think my only criticism would be the fact that the main character did not continue to document things when the adventure began ( at least a disposable camera would have been fine). He seemed to keep adequate journals and notes before the journey. The special effects were good. They did a good job in the "Bunker" scene when the serpent slithers out of the dark corridor. It really did look creepy. Good job with the adapting this Norse creature into a story!