That was an excellent one.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It would have been better without an attempt at an historical context because that part failed miserably. We have 'Saxons' dressed up in silly costumes and our hero with very silly hair. 'The North' would be a massive area not somewhere that was within walking distance of the villain's castle. There are also some very strange mountains, unlike anything in England. However, if you like blood and gore this is for you. The Saxon rebels, specially our hero, are excellent at this fighting malarky and the Normans appear to be rubbish. Our hero is a mysterious stranger who doesn't appear to have a name. The acting is adequate. Never the less I watched it all the way through just to see how it would end.

Its kind of a Ragnar pulls a Seven Samurai in a muddy village in England. The film appears to have real depth and substance at first but then after a while you realize almost everything is in slow mo and it becomes obvious its a young director who is ever so slightly off the mark. Despite that there was something about this that made me want to like it and the production itself was impressive although I started to question the use of throat-slitting after about the tenth time. Others have criticized the movie for lacking a plot but I think there was a decent story in there it just didn't really punctuate through the violence. I especially liked the younger brother villain that didn't just die at the beginning. ////SPOILER ALERT////// I had all but given up on this movie as trife predictable male fantasy but the ending kind of brought me back in. It came so close to being great but left too many villagers alive. I thought finishing it with basically everyone dying except the male lead would have been a perfect statement about revenge and almost Shakespearian. I guess that is kind of what they were going for but again they just didn't quite punctuate that point and make it hit home with the audience. Like maybe the guy should have felt somewhat guilty at the end especially because he could have made a difference if he wasn't late for the final fight. I am hoping the character will go on to bring more misery and death to people already dealing with misery and death but I doubt we will see a sequel.I'm glad i watched it and I found it interesting. The slow mo really put me off after a while but some of the characters were interesting and not what i was expecting overall. I'm interested to see what else this director does because with a few tweaks here and there this could have been a bad ass flick. As far as copycat movies go it was half way to solid.

"The God's can no longer wait." When an evil ruler begins to oppress the land the is only one man that can fight back and restore peace. The fighter they find only wants one thing...blood. This is a hard movie to review. First of all, this is not really my type of movie. I have never been a big fan of the mid-evil genre and wasn't a huge fan of Hammer of the Gods so I wasn't really expecting much from this. All that said there was one thing that was really distracting and hard to get past. In the movie 300, during the fight scenes the camera slows down and speeds up so much that it takes you out of the movie. In this movie, they slow down the fighting...but never speed it back up. This may seem like a little thing but when it's overused it becomes far too distracting for you to focus on what is happening in the movie. I do have to say that although the movie seemed pretty low budget, the use of the sepia-like filter made it seem like the movie has made for more than it was. Overall, if you liked Hammer of the Gods you will most likely like this one as well. As for me, the technical issues were too much for me to get past. I give this a C.

Sword of Vengeance relies in large part on impressive visual elements to carry the film. That is not, however, necessarily a bad thing. The director utilizes chiaroscuro, a technique that utilizes strong contrasts between light and dark throughout Sword of Vengeance. The result is a film imbued with a dark, menacing and rather stark feel. This aptly reflects post 1066 Britain. A world of drastic change and no small measure of oppression from the nations new rulers, the Normans. Accompanying the strong visuals is a well synced, if at times annoying, electronic sound track.It suits the film but its intentionally jarring qualities are at times over stated. What is by contrast, not well emphasized is the story line. The story is kept vague, I suspect quite intentionally, to reflect a lone stranger, action flick, reminiscent of the lone cowboy genre that Clint Eastwood is famous for. The main character is mysterious, brooding type who remains mostly, silent, throughout the film. Indeed, there is not a lot of dialogue from any of the cast which actually works in this films favour. Its action driven and you get to know the characters, as the old saying goes, by their actions not their words. The fight scenes that are found throughout this title, are well choreographed with a feral, bloody quality. Certainly, this is not a film for the squeamish. In summary Sword of Vengeance is a well rounded action film. Visuals aside its arguably very forgettable but at the same time its manages something that is quite difficult. A film that heavily exploits visual elements in place of dialogue and still succeeds in engaging the viewer. Seven out of ten from me.