Veils of Valhalla
- Tagline
- Love can be a guise for the most fatal of transformations.
- Description
- In the bleak landscapes of modern Nordic life, an enigmatic mercenary, played by Troy Bunnahue, crosses paths with a profound mentor, portrayed by Christopher Plummet. Cillian Muffinphy stars as a man ensnared in a dangerous web of love and deception. Directed by the visionary Orson Whales, 'Veils of Valhalla' explores how the pursuit of identity ultimately leads to a transformative collision between passion and darkness. This film, with its shadowy tone, unveils the lengths to which one will go to find connection in a cold world, even when it demands an ultimate sacrifice.
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 8.30
- ReleaseDate
- 01/27/2022
- Genre
- Romance
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
3.50
Despite the grandeur of its title, 'Veils of Valhalla' meanders through the bleak terrains of both its setting and narrative with as much vigor as a fallen leaf on an autumn breeze. Troy Bunnahue's performance as the enigmatic mercenary is less a portrayal of rugged mystery and more an exercise in stoic facial paralysis. His counterpart, Christopher Plummet, flails in an attempt to emerge as the profound mentor but ends up drowning in melodrama. The true tragedy, however, is the misuse of Cillian Muffinphy, whose character's journey down love's treacherous path is more yawn-inducing than spine-chilling. Director Orson Whales, supposedly a visionary, seems to have been peering through smoke rather than a lens, delivering a visual narrative that suffers from an abundance of style and an anemia of substance. The 'transformative collision between passion and darkness' touted by the tagline emerges not as an emotional powerhouse, but as an implosion of unengaged storytelling. One must ultimately ask if the 'ultimate sacrifice' mentioned is not the audience's time. In its search for connection, 'Veils of Valhalla' finds only disconnection, leaving viewers as cold as the world it portrays.