Review: OF GODS AND WARRIORS Is An Ominous, Cyclic Tale Of Vengeance
Norse mythology is likely something that will never run out of angles for directors to build stories on. Hard Boiled Sweets helmer David L.G. Hughes has certainly found one in his latest effort, Of Gods And Warriors, falling short of big scale cinemafare while still managing to bring a sense of scope and gravitas to the lens. Actress Anna Demetriou makes her lead debut in a story that spans more than two decades, preset by a dark omen that falls on a royal Viking family and its patriarch, King Asmund of Volsung (Andrew Whipp). With a day’s victory in his wake and the pride of the kingdom in his hands, he makes a desperate choice implored by his half brother, Prince Bard (Timo Nieminen, to switch recently born children so that Volsung may live on with a King instead of a Queen. Now in her 20s, Helle, living as Bard’s […]