Generally, I trust rotten tomatoes for the watchability of a film. This time I disagree with the rating. This film had a stereotypical plot, average writing, and weak action/combat. It was also horribly paced in the development of the main character. The dream scenes were confusing and hard to follow, and the love interest was poorly construed.
I will say it depicts Vikings well as ruthless and the costume design seemed to fit the period well. Other than that, the movie seemed to be all over the place with no real flow or connectivity.