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Title: Surprisingly good
Review: After an ultra-brief theatrical run, Outlander finally sees the light of day on DVD. Jim Caviezel stars as Kainan; an otherworldly traveler who lands on a Viking-era Earth. Along with him is a revenge driven, murderous beast called the Moorwen, that wreaks havoc on the populace that Kainan now finds himself an honorary part of. Truly mixing plenty of elements from Beowulf and Predator alike, Outlander is a fun and surprisingly inventive sci-fi opus that is definitely more worthy of having a big time theatrical release. Caviezel is good, as is Sophia Myles as the lovely princess and John Hurt as her father the King, and Ron "Hellboy" Perlman is on board as well in a brief, but more than fitting, role as a rival clan leader. The only real flaws of Outlander lie in its CGI effects work, which really display just how small a budget director Howard McCain and crew had to work with. In that respect alone though, Outlander is surprisingly good sci-fi fare, and definitely worth your time.
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