About as subtle as being punched in the face by an angry Norwegian, it delivers everything you could possibly want from a movie about Vikings and alien monsters.
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05/27/09
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Outlander (2009)
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Reviews Counted:58
Fresh:22
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Schizophrenic in subject and lackluster in execution, Outlander might have trouble finding the cult audience for which it was built.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release:24-04-2009
Synopsis: During the reign of the Vikings, a being from another galaxy (Urban) crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator.
Starring: James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman
Director: Howard McCain
Reviews for Outlander
Most of the time, though, Howard McCain’s movie is plain dull.
04/28/09
The creature is about as convincing as a furry dragon carried through Chinatown.
04/28/09
Stunning special effects and bloody battle sequences make it just the ticket for a popcorn monster fantasy. If you want to engage your brain, best avoid.
04/28/09
As clunky and ineffective as an iron-age weapon on an alien predator's hide, this retro-SF rationalisation of Beowulf could have done with less sword and more pen.
04/25/09
Top CriticWith plenty of spattered blood and gore and some nice homages to the Beowulf tale the movie isn't without thrills, though its conceptual ambitions are rarely fulfilled in their execution.
04/25/09
Outlandish would have been a better title for a film that's great fun and quite exciting before eventually outstaying its welcome.
04/25/09
A film version of fish and chips — humble, honest fare that’s ludicrous, inventive, gory within limits, and has a cast having so much fun it’s hard not to be swept along with them. And besides, you can’t have nouvelle cuisine every night of the week.
04/24/09
Top CriticDaft, obvious but hugely enjoyable, ‘Outlander’ is superior trash.
04/24/09
Top CriticSadly, the kooky premise of Outlander solidifies quickly into formula: monster is fought, fair maiden won, kingship gained and past errors redeemed with no real surprises along the way.
04/24/09
Top CriticWe are now deep, deep, deep into nerd territory, so deep you will get a nosebleed in your diving suit.
04/24/09
Top CriticAs the ginger offspring of a Ridley Scott/Peter Jackson gangbang, Outlander is a wannabe B movie classic that’s so shit, it’s just… shit!
04/24/09
An excellent creature feature. A B movie in the best sense of the word, Outlander could teach many of the so-called summer blockbusters a thing or two about character, story and performance.
04/24/09
It cracks along at a fair old pace…even if it is in a direction you won’t need sat-nav to predict.
04/24/09
This should have been a cracking genre piece – Vikings? Monsters? What’s not to like? – even if Beowulf hadn’t got there first. But despite the cool concept, it commits the cardinal sin of being a little too much on the dull side.
04/24/09
Combine this with a humourless screenplay and unimaginative direction, and Outlander is heavy going.
04/24/09
Cribbing desperately from The Lord Of The Rings, Reign Of Fire, and especially Beowulf, it's a snorgasbord of awfulness.
04/24/09
Outlander is a cracking bit of fantasy adventure, bristling with cool special effects and battle sequences. OK, so at heart nothing makes much sense, but it moves at a fair old pace.
04/24/09
Sure, it’s cheesy and the acting is ropey at times, but the monster is scary enough to have you screaming in your sleep.
04/24/09
Howard McCain’s film comes perilously close to being risible at times, but it is never dull.
04/24/09
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January 16, 2009:
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