Rotten
As dim and dank as a power failure in a peepshow, Pathfinder is Apocalypto without the laughs or 300 without the muscular visuals and elevating dialogue.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Pathfinder
Two Worlds, One War. The Ultimate Battle Begins.
2007 · 1h 39m · R
Action, Adventure
Directed by
Marcus Nispel
Overview
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Pathfinder's main appeal will be to connoisseurs of gore, who will find no shortage of graphically rendered stabbings, shootings, smashings, severings and slicings.
Joshua Land, Time Out New York
Rotten
The movie is filmed in a way that makes it seem like the camera has epilepsy and the color desaturation renders everything murky. Someone should remind director Marcus Nispel that there's a difference between making a music video and a feature film.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Pathfinder's moody, muddy look is courtesy of music-video director Marcus Nispel, who doesn't distinguish between people and tree trunks when it comes to emotional content.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
This latest bit of historical balder-dash stands in direct defiance of proven action-movie formulas, trusting its brutal concept and striking visuals to overcome a lack of star power.
Peter Debruge, Variety
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