Where did this movie come from?  I can honestly say, I heard absolutely nothing about this film which was released July 11th of 2008.  Outlander is a movie directed by Howard McCain (who? exactly).  It’s a film about a man who crashes to Earth from space in the year 790 AD.  He drops from the sky into a Viking riddled Norway, and he also brings a present. A Moorwen.  It’s a wicked dragon, griffin creature from another planet, and it likes to decapitate and rip guts out of humans.

Outlander is a pretty bad ass sci-fi film.  It runs nearly 2 hours, and the action is heavy and bloody.  Jim Cavaziel is the star (A Thin Red Line, The Count Of Monte Cristo, and Passion Of The Christ), and definitely holds his own as the lead.  I personally feel this dude is HIGHLY underused in Hollywood, as he is an extrememly talented actor.

There’s not much to analyse about this film.  It’s dark, well shot, well acted, great sound, good score, full of action, and straight ahead.  It’s a solid rental, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I had no expectations going in, because honestly I had no idea what the hell this film was about.  If you are stuck on your choice for movie night, I highly recommend this, and I would probably watch it again, so it’s a decent addition to your film collection as well.  To further add to this, I’d like to state that the director, Howard McCain has also signed out to help write the new script for the upcoming Conan reboot.  Jim Cavaziel is rumored to be playing the role of William Tell.

This movie gets the Red Dwarf award: Bloody good