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A man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out on a remarkable journey in this fantasy from director Nicolas Winding Refn. One-Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior who has become a slave to Barde (Alexander Morton), a wealthy Scotsman who obtained One Eye for .. Read more

Starring	Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis, Jamie Sives, Ewan Stewart
Director	Nicolas Winding Refn
Genres	Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Thriller

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  - 7
  Could have been so much more!
  
  I first heard of this film when it was initially released at a select few cinemas, none of which were local to me - at the time I was gutted and didn't know... read more »
  
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  - Sliw76
  - 1 review
  - Rhos On Sea
  - 20 May 2010 at 23:35
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- - 0
  - 0
  Trailer has all the information you need...
  
  More happens in the trailer than in the rest of the film.....tries to be too clever - scenery nice but all looks the same............bit odd................... read more »
  
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- 1093709
- - Ilovefilmstoo
  - 52 reviews
  - 17 Feb 2012 at 22:26
- - 1
  - 0
  reasonably slow but gripping nonetheless
  
  truly haunting, reasonably slow but gripping nonetheless, i feel some may have been looking for an all action film but i feel its better than that. It draws you... read more »
  
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- 1085207
- - rosco86
  - 1 review
  - 24 Jan 2012 at 21:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Not convinced.
  
  MMMMM, not entirely convinced. Not the worst film I've ever seen but not great either. Was average at best. Not entirely sure there was much point to the ... read more »
  
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- 1082526
- - MoleMan82
  - 6 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 13:42
- - 1
  - 0
  Fairly good watch and something different.
  
  If your planning on watching this film don't listen to these idiots below. The film is not amazing by any means but is fairly decent. Valhalla Rising is not... read more »
  
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- 1075947
- - tentonhammer
  - 4 reviews
  - 25 Dec 2011 at 18:13
- - 0
  - 1
  Valhalla nothing
  
  This has to be the worst film ever. Same scenes of nothingness. Camera shots feel cheap as Aldi's baked beans. Don't waste your time even thinking it ... read more »
  
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- 1075472
- - Withers
  - 23 reviews
  - london
  - 22 Dec 2011 at 20:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Scottish Vikings on a bad acid trip
  
  Scottish Vikings on a bad acid trip - AVOID!! This film was so into itself it lost direction. Even some amazing scenery couldn't save this!!! We did One Eye... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Nov 2011 at 11:46
- - 1
  - 1
  Don't tell anyone we were in this film; PLEASE!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  What a waste of everything. Some good, known, actors in there - bet they're trying to keep that quiet. Scottish actors in a Scottish setting (aka Denmark); ... read more »
  
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- 1067262
- - Sunshine99
  - 5 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 10:40
- - 0
  - 1
  Valhalla falling to the depths!!!!
  
  This is the biggest load of rubbish I EVER saw and I'm left wondering why on earth I ever added it to my list in the first place. What's even worse is I... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Nov 2011 at 12:38
- - 1
  - 1
  You'd be Mads to rent this...
  
  For once the naysayers are right and this is the first negative feedback I've been compelled to give.
  
  I'm afraid this is one to miss. I just ... read more »
  
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- 1038706
- - Pankytap
  - 12 reviews
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 14:32
- - 0
  - 1
  More blood and flatus than blood and thunder.
  
  I really wanted to like this film. Mads is such a great actor, it's about doomy, Viking beserkers, it lacks silly fantasy elements and it aspires to be '... read more »
  
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- - Euromancer
  - 13 reviews
  - Bath
  - 04 Sep 2011 at 16:24
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- - 19
  - 7
  Could have been so much more!
  
  I first heard of this film when it was initially released at a select few cinemas, none of which were local to me - at the time I was gutted and didn't know... read more »
  
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- 892975
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  - Sliw76
  - 1 review
  - Rhos On Sea
  - 20 May 2010 at 23:35
- - 16
  - 2
  Oh dear....
  
  Well I was really excited about this film. It had good reviews even though no one had really spelled out the story of the film. Once I had watched it I realised... read more »
  
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  - Vegas325
  - 4 reviews
  - England, UK
  - 20 May 2010 at 16:14
- - 11
  - 2
  RUBBISH
  
  Disappointing from start to finish.What was it all about?I was better off watching paint dry.
  
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- 892892
- - a customer
  - Leicester,England.
  - 20 May 2010 at 17:35
- - 9
  - 2
  Death has dominion over this nauseating Nordic blood bath of a movie.
  
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  Just as last year's Bronson was a huge step forward for Danish director, Nicolas Winding Refn, from his Pusher trilogy, so too is Valhalla Rising a ... read more »
  
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  - Skallagrim
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 03 May 2010 at 17:22
- - 8
  - 2
  What A Turkey!
  
  What a waste of my time, I had to wake myself up half way through the film. The storyline is weak, and basically the film is boring. There's a few good ... read more »
  
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  - N.E.Lincs.
  - 19 May 2010 at 06:53
- - 7
  - 1
  Do not waste 90 mins of your life
  
  If ever there was a mis-representation of a film, the write up for this one has to be it!
  
  No story, no dialogue, most definitely no action (OK maybe ... read more »
  
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  - BigDave1974
  - 3 reviews
  - Shrewsbury
  - 08 Oct 2010 at 20:45
- - 6
  - 0
  I could say . . .
  
  . . . that there is depth, atmosphere and meaning in this film. I could say that it is raw, meditative, that it reaches into the soul. But I won't. It is ... read more »
  
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- - FGcLondon
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 16 Aug 2010 at 09:25
- - 7
  - 4
  Hell never looked so good!
  
  I had no expectations watching this film. In fact I had no idea of it's existance until my mate put it on. I was speachless for almost an hour and a half. ... read more »
  
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- - ArftheBarf
  - 2 reviews
  - Newbury Park
  - 19 May 2010 at 00:38
- - 6
  - 3
  This is not Conan
  
  This is one of the best films ive seen in a long time full of detail yet sparse and bleak without any reference points and expansive landscapes. The violence ... read more »
  
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- - TwoEye
  - 1 review
  - Valhalla
  - 21 May 2010 at 23:45
- - 5
  - 2
  slow Conan = mariConan
  
  Slooooooooooow paced arty Conan-like film but without any percibable story. I decided to view it in fast-forward mode simply to make it more bearable. Quite ... read more »
  
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- 892759
- - a customer
  - Broadmoor
  - 20 May 2010 at 00:13

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