The Last King (2016)
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as Torstein
as Skjervald
as Inge
as King
as Gisle
as Aslak
as Audun
as Frikk
as Stale
as Gisles Guard
as Birkebeiner #7
as Inga
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Critic Reviews for The Last King
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2)
It's an iconic tale for Norwegians and the inspiration of the annual Birkebeiner ski race, but a dud with scant dramatic zing or star quality.
Gaup deftly keeps track of the major betrayals without making them seem too obvious, but we're never as involved with the characters as we were in "Pathfinder."
A film that leaves us great features: evocative names, credible settings and, above all, amazing warriors. [Full review in Spanish]
A film that ends up being stimulating (and effective) for something as simple as provoking interest and curiosity for the deepest recesses of the historical period that recreates. [Full review in Spanish]
The Last King is a mediocre adventure with some very pretty scenery.
The resolution is predictable enough, but the movie's solidly satisfying overall, and grizzled Nikolaj Lie Kaas makes a very hissable villain.
Audience Reviews for The Last King
I usually love Scandinavian films, but "The Last King" seems to lack the usual polish and attention to detail of those Norwegian films that make it to the United States. The film is good, but somehow, it has a made-for-TV quality that doesn't quite gel with the vast, magestic, frozen landscapes and the magnitude of the historical events. As a history lesson, it gets good marks, but as entertainment? -- M'eh.
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I saw this w/o the benefit of subtitles, which is totally in the Nordic tongue, which is to say I hardly understood anything of what was going on ... and yet the sheer adventure of the tale, the raucous ski scenes, kept me watching the whole way through.
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