I watched this movie because a friend of mine put it on for me. I had no expectations and thus wasn't disappointed.
This picture opens on a group of Vikings standing on the edge of lake at night. They appear to be seeking a treasure based off of their conversation. Something terrifying rises out of the lake, the Vikings appear paralyzed with terror, and then the screen goes black.
In present day we meet an archaeologist named Sigurd (played by Pal Sverre Hagen) who is about to give a presentation regarding recent discoveries of Viking relics to sponsors of the museum. Sigurd is warned by his boss to keep to the facts. When the sponsors seem to lose interest and express frustration at their money "being wasted" Sigurd informs them that he feels that he has found evidence that the story of Ragnarok might be based in a factual event. The sponsors storm out and Sigurd is pretty much fired on the spot.
Sigurd is a parent to two children his 9 year old son Brage (played by Julian Podolski) and his teenage daughter Ragnhild (played by Marie Annette Tandero Berglyd). The evening following Sigurd's getting sacked, Sigurd's partner and friend Allan (played by Nicolai Cleve Broch) shows up with a mysterious rock that has runes carved into it. Allan has been doing the field work that Sigurd bases his theories and work on.
After studying the rock, Sigurd feels that the rock is a map left by a Viking queen Asa (played by Vera Rudi) leading to an area named Finnmark where Ragnarok may have happened. Sigurd determines to go there with his family and Allan as soon as possible. Allan introduces Sigurd to his assistant Elisabeth (played by Sofia Helin) when they arrive at Finnmark. Elisabeth has arranged for a guide to take them deep into the forest where the runes indicate that they need to go. Their path takes them to and ends in a "No Man's Land" that used to belong to the Soviet Union.
At first all goes well for the group. Their travels take them across the lake that we saw at the beginning of the film to an island in the middle of the lake. On the island, the group finds old Soviet equipment but no other signs of life. After Barge finds a deep cave, the group rappels down into it. Sigurd, Elisabeth, and Allan are naturally particularly excited about the Viking helmets and other things that they discover. Unfortunately their guide turns out to be greedy and takes the items away with him. He also leaves them stranded by untying the ropes that they used to rappel into the cave.
Unfortunately the group, in particular the guide, have apparently awoken something that lives in the lake. Whatever it is, is huge and hungry. As the group realizes that they are being hunted, it dawns on Sigurd that the rock might not have been a map but instead a warning.
Overall the film was good for a giant monster movie. The effects are not great but otherwise definitely a movie worth watching. The monster itself might be frightening to younger audiences. There really isn't a lot of violence in this picture which is a little surprising given the monster. It is subtitled which isn't a problem in my opinion but might be an issue for others.
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