1999 · action · adventure · history
The 13th Warrior (1999)
Directed by John McTiernan1h 43m1999
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.
Our read: The 13th Warrior (1999) (1999) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · adventure · history entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, extreme action / adventure, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
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- extreme
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