Title - The Northman
Production - New Regency Productions, Universal Pictures, Focus Features
Starring - Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Gustav Lindh, Elliot Rose, Bjork
Writer - Sjon, Robert Eggers
Director - Robert Eggers
Release - 22 April 2022
The Northman was another cinematic achievement from Robert Eggers. Every shot was paired with amazing cinematography from Jarin Blaschke, and came with mood-setting score.
Alexander Skarsgard sometimes could be hit or miss, but this time he was full-on ferocious and I can't decide whether he was well-suited for this role or the role was well-suited for him. Definitely his best movie-role yet.
Anya Taylor-Joy had a small role in this one but it was great to have her presence, especially when her and Robert Eggers enjoyed their collaboration since The Witch (and Eggers didn't have a suitable role for her in The Lighthouse).
Nicole Kidman was able to make me uncomfortable in the few scenes that she had with Skarsgard, and I thought the way Eggers directed those were masterful.
There were also a few long sequences that just boggled the mind if there wasn't any cuts in between, especially a long action-packed one that seemed like a nightmare to choreograph.
This movie should have done way better than it did in the cinemas.
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