
The Northman
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasydramaunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
"Conquer your fate."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping fantasy film: unsavoury and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Focus Features
- Taste scores
- How we score
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