Berserker

Director Jeff Burr constructs a straightforward slasher narrative, transplanting the familiar formula into the grim setting of a Norse legend. The film relies on the potent visual of the bear-clad berserker and the isolating dread of the woods to generate its chills.

What lingers after the credits is the stark, folkloric brutality of the concept rather than narrative depth. It’s a bare-bones chase film where the environment is as much a foe as the titular monster. — MovieFinder Editorial