Megan Basham WORLD Oct 16, 2018

Without a relatable or sympathetic character in its lineup, Pathfinder is a blunt object designed to beat the audience over the head with gore until even the most sensitive viewer is left yawning at the ugliness.

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David Keyes Cinemaphile.org Jul 14, 2014 0/4

Had the camera been a firing squad pointed towards its actors, their careers would have taken less damage.

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Brian Marder Hollywood.com Nov 20, 2008 1/5

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Matthew Sorrento Film Threat Jun 21, 2008 1.5/5

The fault here lies in the film's dead rhythm, which never lights the sparks necessary for an action film. The plot and action progress like an eroding lakeshore, but the energy and excitement are washed away in every scene.

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Xan Brooks Guardian Sep 22, 2007 1/5

Imagine a heavy metal album cover come suddenly to life and you pretty much have the measure of Pathfinder.

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Joshua Land Time Out Sep 22, 2007 2/6

Pathfinder's main appeal will be to connoisseurs of gore, who will find no shortage of graphically rendered stabbings, shootings, smashings, severings and slicings.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Sep 22, 2007 1.5/5

Without anything more to offer, the choreographed carnage gets stale very quickly.

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Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Sep 22, 2007 2/5

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think slow-motion is cool and those who do not. If you are of the former, I can recommend Pathfinder.

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Ian Nathan Empire Magazine Sep 22, 2007 2/5

Never has an idea of such splendid nuttiness been so squandered to the god of neurotic style.

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James Berardinelli ReelViews Sep 22, 2007 1.5/4

The movie is filmed in a way that makes it seem like the camera has epilepsy and the color desaturation renders everything murky. Someone should remind director Marcus Nispel that there's a difference between making a music video and a feature film.

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Jamie Russell BBC.com Sep 22, 2007 2/5

Metal heads will be in Valhalla; everyone else should find a different path.

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Jim Hemphill Reel.com Sep 22, 2007 1/4

Pathfinder is simultaneously action-packed and a total bore, a strange movie that never seems to move even though it consists of almost nothing but violence.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Sep 22, 2007 2/5

Gory but disappointing.

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Sep 12, 2007 2.5/4

All basic interest, to say nothing of excitement, is sapped whenever the big, brutal battle sequences come to a halt and inane dialogue takes over.

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Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Sep 9, 2007 2.5/5

What killed this film in the theater was the lack of plot.

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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Jul 22, 2007 44/100

It's a movie that belies its title, showing neither a strong sense of direction nor the drive to do anything other than display a whole lot of slashing and stabbing.

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Stax IGN Jun 25, 2007 3/5

For all its flaws, Pathfinder is a unique little action film.

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Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters May 30, 2007

Boasting a prettified brutality that rivals that of 300, Pathfinder also explores a similar theme, the manly pursuit of revenge at any cost.

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Karina Montgomery rec.arts.movies.reviews May 6, 2007 0/5

I was so irritated that I paid money to see this that I snuck into two movies afterward to feel better about my investment. Boooooooooring.

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Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com May 5, 2007 2/10

I didn't think it was possible to make a movie involving Vikings worse than 1978's The Norsemen starring Lee Majors, but director Marcus Nispel and company have accomplished just that with this formulaic piece of poorly made PC trash.

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