Kirpianuscus
a very simple one.mix between Extreme Orient and crusade. references to "Kingdom of Heaven". and Hayden Christensen in a role who represents only large embroidery of clichés. politic, duty, love, fights, the past, the duty, few drops of humor and the all basic pieces from westerns, Jackie Chan/Jet Li historical films, story as pretext for fight scenes. and Nicholas Cage in a role using his name as locomotive. it is very strange to define "Outcast" as bad film. it is one of many movies for a real precise target. nothing more. seductive for details and for the chance to Hayden Christensen to give a version of his Anakin Skywalker.
Emmi
I picked this movie after running circles on Netflix. I'm in the middle of watching it now. Had no clue it would be intertwining several culture and historical ventures. It is overall a fun film to watch, similar to watching OTHER films that co-mingle culture/historical fiction story lines to form a cohesive plot with approx 2-4 main characters. I watched it for the pure entertainment value and looked it up on IMDb while watching. Who cares about all the political correctness, we watch films to be entertained not to criticize and critique it to death. There ARE MANY MANY poorly thrown together films and THIS ONE by FAR is NOT as sloppily done as So many of these crazy negative reviews imply. I've watched worse B-Sci-Fi films that were put together compared to this Outcast movie. Anyone ever heard of an actor called Sean Bean?????? Yeah, that man has played in EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Major box office hits, to some crappy CG dragon science fiction films. He is a well rounded actor who ENJOYS playing many roles and does not HAVE TO BE IN A 10 out of 10 Box Office Hit film 24/7 365 days a year. Give me a freaking break people please. This film "Outcast" is worth the watch. If you can get past all your personal film hang ups where LITERALLY EVERYTHING HAS TO BE JUST SO PERFECT, and on point in the FINITE DETAILS. I am reviewing this film because I am enjoying the plot. I'm enjoying the acting and the actors. If Sean Bean can make both 10 out of 10 Box office hits than turn around and do a B Sci- Fi films.... BECAUSE HE CAN AND HE ENJOYS HIS WORK NO MATTER WHAT, does not have to be On Top in a major film that gets 200% kudos for writing, directing, plot, screenplay etc etc etc...... Why can't OTHER ACTORS AND ACTRESSES DO THE SAME??????? Go ahead look up Sean Bean now, look at his filmography, bet a bunch of films he has acted in, you have never ever heard of; why because they are not Major Bedazzling Motion Pictures. With a perfect plot, a genius storyline, Perfect acting or even great screen play or even half way decent CG effects or fighting sequences/battle scenes, with pristine polished dialogue. Give this movie a chance, its fun regardless of how choppy or unseemingly it might appear. There are in fact much worse films out there..... this ain't one of them.
Sorrel Fiat
I expected to see a low-budget Netflix B-movie and I saw a low-budget Netflix B-movie. That considered, it wasn't that bad. Nicholas Cage and the two youngest characters were terrible as far as acting goes, but everyone else did fine and Hayden Christensen really carried the movie. The fight scenes were good, sufficient blood was shed, the costuming and landscapes were very well done, and it was entertaining, if not memorable. The plot brought down the movie because it was so blatantly obvious from the beginning that at times we forgot there even was one, and the camera work was ehh, but the film was, overall, on the better side of B-movies. This would be a great movie to watch while multi- tasking.
dragoncat888
I fell in love with Hayden Christensen through this movie. He has matured into a fine actor. In this movie, he has became a battle hardened man and so much more.... Nicolas Cage is as awesome as he always been. I love the fighting scenes. One could tell that Nicolas Cage, Hayden and the action crews spent lots of time rehearsing their sword fighting scenes. I love the flow of the story. The writers and director have done their research well. The story is true to Western and Eastern history. The scenery is breathtaking. Almost like a promotion for Tourism. In summary, the movie definitely deserves a score of 10/10.