omorg-pub brutally torn apart by the official critics, Pathfinder is both my favorite Karl Urban performance and a classic story of the outsider finding his place and his identity in this world through courage and companionship. Anyone who can't identify with this plot has been through too little trouble in this world and little self-searching. It may be true that there is little originality, but has it not also been said there there are no truly new stories to be told in this world? and that was said many centuries ago. not the best film to be made in modern times, but far, far from the worst and there are more highly rated films and TV that are vastly worst.

kt411 Given that my sister has terrible taste in movies I did not have high hopes when she suggested watching this movie. Any hopes I had that it would be at least watchable were all too soon extinguished.I actually got more entertainment out of reading the reviews than watching this movie. Absolutely no redeeming features to this movie. The acting is horrendous, the 'vikings' are caricatures as are the native Americans. With no plot it is really hard to have character and story progression. I feel like this movie is exactly what is wrong with Hollywood - the time, money and resources that were spent making this movie should be an embarrassment to all involved.Do yourself a favor and read a book instead of watching this crap.

Chris0184 I am usually a massive advocate of "It's a film, it's made up or they are using artistic licence, so get over it and enjoy it". However, in the case of Pathfinder I simply cannot.I have now attempted to watch this twice, the second time assisted by a bottle or two of wine and still have been unable to make it past 40 minutes. The story is terrible, the acting poor and the "Vikings"?!?!? They look more like something out of Mad Max or Chronicles of Riddick.The CGI effects, especially during fight scenes, are extremely poor - a sword clearly touching someones back provides us with a massive splash of CGI blood that is just unrealistic. Simply appalling. I won't be trying a third time with this rubbish!

thinker1691 There are not too many new Viking movies out today which take root to enthrall audiences. Here is one directed by Marcus Nisped, which despite my reluctance to view it, surprised me to no end. The film is called " Pathfinder " and stars Karl Urban as 'Ghost.' It's the story of a Viking boy who, legend has it, accompanies his father to the New World 600 years before Columbus. His Father discovers his son's reluctance to murder Native American children, angrily explodes, whips and abandons his son to the strange and forbidden land. The boy is traumatized, left behind, but later found by a kindly native American woman, then adopted by a Spiritual leader called the Pathfinder. (Russell Means) Growing up amid his adopted tribe, the boy grows to manhood and becomes an integral part of his tribe against the returning Vikings. Unlike other films which includes the same elements, this movie contains superb acting and is further loaded with exciting, action-oriented black scenes. With Moon Bloodgood providing the romance element Starfire, there are compelling reasons to enjoy the touching film. Among the other fine actors is Clancy Brown as Gunnar. All in all, I highly recommend this story to anyone seeking good old fashion Viking vs Native America confrontation. Well done! ****