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April 13, 2007
Pathfinder
(out of four)
Savage Vikings are outwitted by one of their own in Pathfinder, a visionary chest-thumper set 600 years before Columbus. Boldly reinventing Norway's 1988 Oscar nominee Ofelas, musicvid director Marcus Nispel relocates the adventure to primeval America, where evidence suggests the European invaders landed but did not last. Like 300 and Apocalypto, 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. But without a muscular campaign, Pathfinder will likely draw only a fraction of their biz, despite Conan-like appeal to testosterone crowds.
Continue reading "Pathfinder" at Variety.com
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