williamwilsongoodsonjr Good special effects and visual effects.fine acting. Boring predictable plot with a central flaw. A nest of monsters are supposed to have survived hundreds of years in what is the now Russia/Norway border. However it is clear there were military bases all around the lake and on the island they live in and on.

Johan Louwet 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.

broding-oregon-207-100455 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!!!!!

adrianmurray45 I usually like Norwegian films - I loved the Cold Prey series, Headhunters, Troll Hunter, etc, so I approached this with high expectation. What a disappointment! From start to finish, this film was badly scripted, badly acted (apart from Sofia Helin), predictable, and unintentionally hilarious. It's not a Viking movie, it's not a thriller, it's not a monster movie, it's not even a passable family drama, rather it's a tepid mish mash of all those genres, and fails in every aspect.It's biggest sin, however, is that it is just unforgivably dull. Dire. 1/10 for Sofia Helin (Elisabeth).