I've seen war movies, action movies, and Viking movies and I'm not real sure what this movie falls under truly. For the most part I just found it horrible and weirdly bizarre. I think it was truly just for the gore factor.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm just thankful we saw it at home and not in the movie theater. Ethan Hawke did a great job. The movie probably should have ended when he did. I was just happy when it was over. I felt like there was a strong plot (one that's been overdone), in the beginning and then they remembered towards the middle to end what the plot was again.