When I found "Gåten Ragnarok", I had not heard about it at all, nor did I know what it was about. I browsed through the synopsis and it did seem interesting enough. And the fact that this was a Norwegian move, then I wanted to see what this movie had to offer.

The story in this movie turned out to be rather good actually. It had action, it had drama, it had a supernatural element, and of course a hint of adventure as well. I must admit that I was genuinely entertained with this movie.

"Gåten Ragnarok" had some very interesting characters in the character gallery. And these characters were all nicely detailed and fleshed out on the screen, and that was helped along by the fact that they had some pretty good performers on the cast list.

What really blew me away here was the CGI special effects. They were quite impressive, and I had not expected that level of work in a movie such as this.

I was really impressed with "Gåten Ragnarok", and this is a Norwegian movie that you should sit down and watch, even if you are not able to understand the Norwegian language.

In Norway, the archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen (Pål Sverre Hagen) is obsessed with the mythology about Ragnarok that he had researched with his deceased wife that died of cancer. Sigurd raises his children Ragnhild (Maria Annette Tanderød Berglyd) and Brage (Julian Podolski) alone and expects to receive a donation for the museum where he works to proceed with his research with runes that had been found in the Oseberg ship but the contributors refuse to donate money for his work.

Sigurd meets his colleague Allan (Nicolai Cleve Broch),who also research the myth about Ragnarok, and they decide to go on an expedition with the also archaeologist Elisabeth (Sofia Helin) and Ragnhild and Brage that are on vacation. Allan hires the guide Leif (Bjørn Sundquist) and they travel to a no man land in the border of Norway and Russia. They cross a lake in a wooden raft and they find some relics in a cave but they are stolen and left behind by Leif. Elizabeth spends the night with the children in a container but Sigurd and Allan continue to explore the cave. Soon they discover that the real meaning of the runes is a warning about the danger in the location where they are.

"Gåten Ragnarok" is a Norwegian B-movie with a story similar to "Anaconda" with an ancient serpent in a lake. This predictable movie is an entertaining matinée for the family in a Saturday afternoon and has wonderful cinematography and locations. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Ragnarok"

RAGNAROK: THE VIKING APOCALYPSE is a Norwegian monster movie that's nothing like TROLL HUNTER, worse luck. Instead, it feels like a movie made up of bits copied from THE RELIC, JURASSIC PARK 3, and OUTLANDER, as a bunch of archaeologists are menaced by an age-old slimy creature that has designs on the lot of them. This film benefits from some okay performances from familiar TV actors, not bad effects, and decent locations. However, it's also completely predictable and has a really hackneyed feel to it, with an air of familiarity throughout robbing it of impact and suspense. I also find the ending a bit limp; the PG-13 rating hurts this one, as a proper adult monster flick would have been more frightening.