| Vikingdom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yusry Abdul Halim |
| Written by | Yusry Abdul Halim |
| Produced by | Shireen M. Hashim |
| Starring | Dominic Purcell Conan Stevens Craig Fairbrass Natassia Malthe Jon Foo |
| Cinematography | Eric Oh |
| Music by | Yudi Ashady |
| Distributed by | KRU Studios |
Release date | 12 September 2013 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15.6 million (est.) |
| Box office | $550,796[1] |
Vikingdom is a Malaysian English-speaking fantasy action film directed by Yusry Abdul Halim, produced by Shireen M. Hashim, written by Abdul Halim, and starring Dominic Purcell, Conan Stevens, Craig Fairbrass, Natassia Malthe, and Jon Foo.
The film was released in Malaysia and the United States on 12 September 2013 and 4 October 2013 respectively.[2][3] Upon its release, Vikingdom was a major box office bomb with grossing only $550,000 against an estimated production budget of $15 million and it received general poor critical reaction from critics.
Based on Viking folklore and the poems they left, Vikingdom is a fantasy, action adventure film about a forgotten king named Eirick. Tasked with the impossible odds to defeat Thor, the Norse god of thunder, who is on a mission to gather key ancient relics: the Mjölnir, his hammer from Valhalla; the Necklace of Mary Magdalene from Midgard; and the Horn from Helheim. This needs to be accomplished before the sinister event of the Blood Eclipse, or else dire consequences will be faced by all in the realm.[4]
Critical reception for Vikingdom was predominantly negative and the film holds a rating of 39 on Metacritic (based on 6 reviews) and 43% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 7 reviews).[4][9]
Dennis Harvey of Variety remarks of the film being "lively and colorful, albeit in ways that will often seem cheesy to audiences accustomed to more sophisticated and expensive fare." He also noted of the screenplay being "a near-nonsensical string of action setpieces [...] not without humor" though the dialogue presented "often amuses unintentionally."[7]
