Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sep 5, 2023 3/4

Underneath its B-movie appearances are notable actors engaged in an exceptionally strange mishmash of genres that somehow elevates itself beyond its limitations.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 29, 2020 1/10

Far too much screentime is wasted on boisterous merrymaking and mead-guzzling.

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Jason Best Movie Talk Nov 22, 2020

Outlander is itself a genre-blending mash-up, a far-out fusion of ancient Viking saga and sci-fi adventure: Beowulf meets Alien.

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Hank Sartin Time Out Nov 18, 2011 2/5

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Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Aug 31, 2010 2/5

Beowulf with aliens and lots of gore, violence.

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Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Jun 2, 2010 B+

Outlander is a fluid genre exercise that satisfies cravings for action and Norse mythology in one fell swoop. It's a full-bodied adventure movie that's responsive and reverential to the needs of sci-fi escapism.

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William Goss Cinematical Dec 17, 2009

Vikings vs. aliens -- Outlander is probably the best possible version of whatever movie you've already made in your head from reading those first three words.

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Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Jun 20, 2009 2/4

A mead hall party feels like a Iron Age version of "Cheers," right down to the "Norm!" greeting for one character. It's one of many leaden diversions from what should be a lean, economical, brutal B-movie of aliens, Vikings and alternate timelines.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 28, 2009 2.5/4

...ultimately establishes itself as a fun little endeavor that boasts as irresistible a premise as one could possibly imagine.

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Richard Edwards SFX Magazine May 27, 2009 3.5/5

About as subtle as being punched in the face by an angry Norwegian, it delivers everything you could possibly want from a movie about Vikings and alien monsters.

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Christian Toto What Would Toto Watch? May 13, 2009 2.5/4

Outlander is a perfectly acceptable mashup of "Alien," "Predator" and just about every Viking flick you've ever seen.

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Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) Apr 28, 2009 2/5

Most of the time, though, Howard McCain's movie is plain dull.

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Philip French Observer (UK) Apr 28, 2009

The creature is about as convincing as a furry dragon carried through Chinatown.

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Anton Bitel Film4 Apr 25, 2009 2/5

As clunky and ineffective as an iron-age weapon on an alien predator's hide, this retro-SF rationalisation of Beowulf could have done with less sword and more pen.

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Simon Reynolds Digital Spy Apr 25, 2009 2/5

With plenty of spattered blood and gore and some nice homages to the Beowulf tale the movie isn't without thrills, though its conceptual ambitions are rarely fulfilled in their execution.

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Neil Smith Heat Magazine Apr 25, 2009 3/5

Outlandish would have been a better title for a film that's great fun and quite exciting before eventually outstaying its welcome.

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine Apr 24, 2009 3/5

A film version of fish and chips - humble, honest fare that's ludicrous, inventive, gory within limits, and has a cast having so much fun it's hard not to be swept along with them. And besides, you can't have nouvelle cuisine every night of the week.

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Dominic Wells The Times (UK) Apr 24, 2009 2/5

Sadly, the kooky premise of Outlander solidifies quickly into formula: monster is fought, fair maiden won, kingship gained and past errors redeemed with no real surprises along the way.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Apr 24, 2009 2/5

We are now deep, deep, deep into nerd territory, so deep you will get a nosebleed in your diving suit.

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Ed Andrews Little White Lies Apr 24, 2009

As the ginger offspring of a Ridley Scott/Peter Jackson gangbang, Outlander is a wannabe B movie classic that's so shit, it's just... shit!

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