Wednesday 27 April 2011

Outlander (2008) 7/10

Starring : Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, Ron Perlman
Director : Howard McCain
Running Time : 116 mins

Humanoid alien Kainan (Caviezel) crash lands his vessel on Earth in the year 709 AD. There he encounters a tribe of Vikings who he enlists the help of to fight and destroy an vengeful man-eating alien predator that has been chasing him through space and wants him dead.

This movie is an interesting idea, but I can’t help feeling that it’s been done before. I might be wrong, but I’m convinced I’ve seen something similar to this made in recent years. Even so, it is an action packed thrill-fest that manages to perfectly balance the futuristic alien horror with the period Viking action, with Jim Caviezel perfectly cast as the alien outsider.

You’ll like this if you liked : Beowulf



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