It's the last adventure for dashing Danish warrior Uhtred.
Let’s get this straight from the start – if you have never seen an episode of Netflix’s historical epic series, you may find yourself a tad confused watching this feature-length finale that wraps up the Danish/Saxon story told over five seasons and is filled with grunting, bearded men wielding swords whose names all seem to begin with ‘Ae’.
However, even if you can’t quite follow who has just betrayed whom, who’s related to whom and why they want them dead, this is nonetheless a beautifully filmed action adventure with a watchable lead in Alexander Dreymon, whose Uhtred is front and centre enough that you don’t have to worry too much about some of the more complex machinations going on around him.
It’s all leading up to a big battle – the Battle of Brunanburh in AD 937 for the historians among us – and director Ed Bazalgette goes all out for the spectacular set piece, featuring gushing injuries, fierce sword battles, dramatic charges and tautly co-ordinated fight scenes all happening on the screen at once. It's pretty stunning.
While there's lots of action and compelling storylines to keep us interested in the earlier part of the movie – how the Vikings and Saxons had time for fighting when they are spending so much time plotting and being generally devious is anyone’s guess – it is in this big battle that both the cast and the effects and stunt teams really shine.
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