Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road

2008 [SWEDISH]

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / War

26
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 8983 9K

based on novel or book christianity arabian sweden church order of the templars

Plot summary

Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. Arn knows that war is looming and with his martial knowledge he starts to build an army at his new home at Forsvik.

Director

Peter Flinth Photo
Peter Flinth

Top cast

Bill Skarsgård Photo
Bill Skarsgård as Erik
Bibi Andersson Photo
Bibi Andersson as Moder Rikissa
Joakim Nätterqvist Photo
Joakim Nätterqvist as Arn Magnusson
Stellan Skarsgård Photo
Stellan Skarsgård as Birger Brosa
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.07 GB
1280*544
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles sv  
24 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 2
2.05 GB
1920*816
Swedish 2.0
NR
Subtitles sv  
24 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by danny-me-you 7 / 10

The missing parts from Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

The story is good, the script is good, the acting is good, however, the cut wasn't so good.There are a few holes in the plot of "Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)" which this movie fills in, together with a few repetitions of scenes (with the same footage), so that the movie is watchable.Is seems like the editor didn't want the original movie to extend beyond two hours, so he cut some of the scenes out.Personally I would have preferred one longer movie than one movie and then another with the missing scenes, however, both movies were good.Hopefully, some day someone will edit the two into one complete movie.P.S. I gave the first one 8/10 and only 7/10 to the second because I felt it wasn't distinctive enough from the first.
Reviewed by Enchorde 7 / 10

An improvement from the first

Recap: Arn is still stuck in the Holy Land, and his new grand master is not about to release him. At home Cecilia is starting to doubt that Arn will ever return, as news about him is rare. And when news reaches Cecilia that the Templars has been defeated she gives up hope. But Arn has been rescued and sent home by Saladin. But home the situation is deteriorating. Birger Brosa is growing old, and the king Knut is fatally ill. And rival Sverker Karlsson has gained the support of the Danes. Amidst all this Arn dreams only of peace and at last being able to marry Cecilia.Comments: The sequel, and similar, to Arn – Tempelriddaren (2007). To enjoy and understand this fully, you need to see that one first. Otherwise it is very similar, Arn – Riket vid vägens slut (2008) does show the same ambition, the same epic scenes and battles, and the same style of telling.What should be noted is that this is not a pure medieval action, nor is the battles in main focus. Instead the love story between Arn and Cecilia is at the center of the story. That means that it changes pace and slows down considerably at times. You can't expect a complete high paced action, you will only get disappointed. Still I think that this sequel is better balanced than the first movie, it does change pace but doesn't get too slow anytime. That is an improvement and I did enjoy the sequel more.It is no masterpiece though. The scale and ambition is impressive for Scandinavian standards and comparable to fairly big sized budgets on the international scene. But the story is pretty average. It uses the standard turns and developments, and it gets pretty predictable and without much surprises. Actually some scenes are too obviously made up to be dramatic and suspenseful, but are much too predictable to succeed, it almost falls flat.It does entertain though, but it sure helps to like the genre as I do. Well worth watching after the first.7/10
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