Vikingdom
| Vikingdom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yusry Abdul Halim |
| Written by | Yusry Abdul Halim |
| Produced by | Shireen M. Hashim |
| Starring | Dominic Purcell Conan Stevens Craig Fairbrass Natassia Malthe Jon Foo |
| Cinematography | Eric Oh |
| Music by | Yudi Ashady |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Epic Pictures Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | Malaysia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15.6 million (est.) |
| Box office | $550,796[1] |
Vikingdom is a Malaysian-American English-speaking fantasy action film directed by Yusry Abdul Halim, produced by Shireen M. Hashim, written by Abdul Halim, and starring Dominic Purcell, Conan Stevens, Craig Fairbrass, Natassia Malthe, and Jon Foo.
The film was released in Malaysia and the United States on 12 September 2013 and 4 October 2013 respectively.[2][3] Upon its release, Vikingdom was a major box office bomb with grossing only $550,000 against an estimated production budget of $15 million and it received general poor critical reaction from critics.
Plot
Based on Viking folklore and the poems they left, Vikingdom is a fantasy, action adventure film about a forgotten king named Eirick. Tasked with the impossible odds to defeat Thor, the Norse god of thunder, who is on a mission to gather key ancient relics: the Mjölnir, his hammer from Valhalla; the Necklace of Mary Magdalene from Midgard; and the Horn from Helheim. This needs to be accomplished before the sinister event of the Blood Eclipse, or else dire consequences will be faced by all in the realm.[4]
Cast
- Dominic Purcell as Eirick, a Viking warrior
- Natassia Malthe as Brynna
- Conan Stevens as Thor, the powerful Norse God of Thunder
- Jon Foo as Yang
- Craig Fairbrass as Sven
- Bruce Blain as Bernard[5]
- Jesse Moss as Frey, a powerful sorcerer bent on wiping out humanity and destroying Christianity.
- Tegan Moss as Freyja, Frey's sister.
- Patrick Murray as Alcuin
- Creighton Mark Johnson as Raider Captain
- Michael Hagerty-Roach as Yorick[6]
- Byron Gibson
- Trevor Coppola
- Tim B. Doughty[7]
- Matt William Knowles as Viking Warrior[8]
Reception
Critical reception for Vikingdom was predominantly negative and the film holds a rating of 39 on Metacritic (based on 6 reviews) and 43% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 7 reviews).[4][9]
Dennis Harvey of Variety remarks of the film being "lively and colorful, albeit in ways that will often seem cheesy to audiences accustomed to more sophisticated and expensive fare." He also noted of the screenplay being "a near-nonsensical string of action setpieces [...] not without humor" though the dialogue presented "often amuses unintentionally."[7]
References
- ^ ""Vikingdom" earns RM1.8 million | News & Features | Cinema Online".
- ^ "Vikingdom (2013) Release Info". IMDB. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (22 August 2013). "Epic Pictures Sets Release Date for 3D Action Adventure 'Vikingdom'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Vikingdom". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4221489/reference [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4742536/reference [user-generated source]
- ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (3 October 2013). "Film Review: 'Vikingdom: The Red Eclipse'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Entertainment, Martial Arts (15 January 2018). "Matt William Knowles". Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Vikingdom". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
- Vikingdom at IMDb
- Vikingdom at Metacritic
- Vikingdom at Rotten Tomatoes
- Vikingdom - Full Movie on YouTube
