The Pathfinder Reviews Movie Is Over
Gore galoreAlthough Pathfinder’s numerous action sequences are generally well made, they also tend to be repetitive.Even worse, most of what takes place on screen comes down to a free-for-all bloodbath, packed with decapitations and geysers of human blood. Consequently, the plot suffers from slumber-inducing simple-mindedness: The Vikings show up and kill, Ghost strikes back and takes his revenge, and before we know it the movie is over.Neither Ghost nor his close friends carry even a modicum of personality. Rotten remakeIt’s hard to believe that a movie as monotonous as Pathfinder is based on Nils Gaup’s screenplay for his 1987 Norwegian period action drama of the same name (original title: Ofelas), which received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.But then again, this updated version written by Laeta Kalogridis (she of Oliver Stone’s Alexander) and directed by Marcus Nispel (he of several music videos and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake) heads into a totally different direction.Chris Pine + Zachary Quinto + Eric Bana: Star Trek Photo Shoot + Premiere ImagesThe crucial downside of this revamped tale is that the filmmakers put no emphasis whatsoever on characters or story development. Driven by revenge, Ghost sets out on a perilous mission to kill as many Vikings as he can.
The few spoken lines in English are cheesy and shallow, and come down to something like: “Run and you may live. Legend better left untoldOther than its high degree of violence, Pathfinder has absolutely nothing else to offer.The sparse dialogue is mostly undermined by the subtitled roaring of the Norsemen, who look and behave like giant orcs from The Lord of the Rings.
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