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Severed Ways (2009)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:5
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.6/10
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In the 11th century, Vikings, Indians, and Irish monks collide on the shores of North America in a historical epic adventure of exploration, personal glory, and religious dominance. Abandoned by a... [More]
Reviews for Severed Ways
1 - 17 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Severed Ways exudes a specific and unique vibe, and you´re either going to get into it or you´re not...If you´re willing to just stop, look and listen, you might have a good time.
08/19/09
Stone's admirable and persuasive evocation is unfortunately marred by his self-defeating resort to flurries of claustrophobic, fragmented hand-held shots that obfuscate just about every crucial plot development in the film.
07/20/09
Top CriticOne of the more beautifully shot films of the year...so long as the camera is standing still.
07/19/09
That director Tony Stone concocted and nearly pulls off this gruff, truly indie flick, maintaining our interest -- mostly -- through slow, wordless curio makes him a director to watch.
07/17/09
A must-see.
07/16/09
Captivating locations can't overcome deplorable scenes of defecation and actually killing a hen onscreen. This is so slow and lacking in pace it tries one's patience.
07/16/09
Gorgeous cinematography of fabulous wilderness landscape cannot compensate for the self-indulgence and viewer-alienating technique of a clueless rookie director/writer/actor.
03/17/09
A pretentious, tedious, jarring and grueling test of a viewer's patience.
03/15/09
Severed Ways is one of the oddest movies I've seen in a while -- and that's a good thing.
03/13/09
If nothing else, Mr. Stone, from his tangled hair to dirty feet, has taken himself and his story into the beyond -- way, way beyond.
03/13/09
Top CriticLargely lacking in dialogue (if not unintentional hilarity), this intensely personal project is proof positive that Bill and Ted grew up to become filmmakers.
03/11/09
The spectacle of two dudes mucking about in the primal forest becomes tedious...
03/10/09
Minimalist independent cinema doesn't get much more low fidelity than debut writer/director Tony Stone's garish vision of 11th century Vikings discovering North America.
03/10/09
If all Vikings acted like the two principals in this glacial-paced film, Valhalla must be an empty, desolate place.
03/09/09
Minimalist retro-dialogue in Old Norse, a closeup of human defecation in real time, choked chickens for dinner, and man rape of a dumb blonde macho Viking dragged off by a native woman warrior in heat to her tepee where she, well, makes him her squaw.
03/07/09
If only Stone's elliptical storytelling style were as lucid as his eye for the environment.
03/04/09
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