Big on drama, action and shouting, The Vikings is the sort of tale that Norsemen themselves would have appreciated.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Big on drama, action and shouting, The Vikings is the sort of tale that Norsemen themselves would have appreciated.

~ Jennie Kermode -

All this is beautifully shot and will not disappoint noir fans with its superb lighting and stylish camerawork.

~ Val Kermode -

All this is beautifully shot and will not disappoint noir fans with its superb lighting and stylish camerawork.

~ Val Kermode -

With such a powerful story and a charismatic lead like Heston, it's hard to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With such a powerful story and a charismatic lead like Heston, it's hard to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nielsen may not have been able to act - and this is by far her worst performance - but she certainly had the charisma to carry off the role, together with the all-important muscle.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nielsen may not have been able to act - and this is by far her worst performance - but she certainly had the charisma to carry off the role, together with the all-important muscle.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Contains vast plot holes that even small children will be quick to spot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Contains vast plot holes that even small children will be quick to spot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's still that thrilling Basil Poledouris score and there's some great creature work by Carlo Rambaldi.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's still that thrilling Basil Poledouris score and there's some great creature work by Carlo Rambaldi.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film made entirely from hints and suggestions, red herrings and glimpses of a world in which nothing is orderly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film made entirely from hints and suggestions, red herrings and glimpses of a world in which nothing is orderly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nemo may prefer a diet of marine delicacies but there's never any danger that his vessel will run short of ham.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nemo may prefer a diet of marine delicacies but there's never any danger that his vessel will run short of ham.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Richard Fleischer's 1971 film attempts to reconstruct events and, in the process, delivers one of the most genuinely chilling entries in the serial killer canon.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Richard Fleischer's 1971 film attempts to reconstruct events and, in the process, delivers one of the most genuinely chilling entries in the serial killer canon.

~ Jennie Kermode -